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| Another early morning walk along Via Veneto (the La Dolce Vita street) |
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| Interesting entrance to a shop on Via Veneto (luxury hotels and shopping!) |
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| Entrance to the Vatican - the line to get in was probably a kilometre long (lucky we booked a tour - even if we did have to put up with some annoying people, one man, whom our guide kept cheekily referring to as Julius Caesar - he didnt' get it!) |
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| Inside the Belvedere Courtyard of the Vatican Palace - and yes, that is a giant pinecone! (a 1st century one) |
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| The big bronze sphere inside the Belvedere Courtyard, which replicates the one on top of St Peter's Basilica |
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| The frescoes and artworks lining the corridors of the palace were incredible! |
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| Another beautiful frescoe inside the palace |
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| One of the most famous sculptures inside the palace - it shows the Trojan priest, Laocoon and his sons being strangled by sea serpents (nice!) |
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| Beautiful mosaic floor - only about 1700 years old! and still so well preserved |
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| Just another beautiful frescoed ceiling. No pics of the Sistine Chapel I'm afraid as we weren't allowed to take photos in there. It was amazing though! |
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| The Pieta by Michaelangelo - inside St Peter's Basilica. Depicts the body of Jesus on the lap of Mary after the crucifixion. Apparently some crazy came into the church and bashed it with a hammer in the 70s, so now it's behind protective glass. |
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| Interior walls of St Peter's Basilica - the letters in the photo above are over 6ft - just to give you some idea of how huge this place is! |
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| For you Libby! Chris being a good Catholic inside St Peters Basilica |
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| The Pope himself! He actually wasn't in residence at the time of our visit, but at his summer house where it's cooler! |
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| View of St Peters Basilica from St Peters Square |
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| All this religious stuff makes me hungry - gelati back on the streets of Rome (we have pretty much had at least one a day since we arrived in Italy) |
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| Inside the Pantheon (which we visited on Sunday, but was too early to get inside) |
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| More of the Pantheon - gives you an idea of the huge domed ceiling |
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| Outside the Pantheon in Piazza della Rotunda - much busier than when we were here at 6.30am the day before! |
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| Chris got pretty excited about this little delicatessen - as can be expected! |
You look gorgeous in that dress Lucy- a good idea to take! Love the pics- the frescoes and sculptures wonderful! Had any really amazing meals? How hot is it?
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The one day we were in Roma the Vatican was closed to the public would you believe! So thanks for the pics! Are you using a phone or camera? Laptop, internet cafe or phone for upload?
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