ITALY | Saturday, 16 Apr 2011 | Views [696]
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A slightly later start saw us having breakfast in the park of Colle Oppio, which overlooks the
Colosseum, where we watched an impressive dogfight between the mutts being
walked in a group. Ben & I pretended not to be vets. We then headed to
“Santa ... Read more >
Tags: michaelangelo, palm sunday, piazza del popolo, pope, santa maria maggiore, spanish steps, st peters basilca, st pietro di vincoli, vatican
ITALY | Wednesday, 13 Apr 2011 | Views [483]
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I awoke to cloudless blue skies with the promise of an excellent day’s walking. Unfortunately I had to leave Riomaggiore and spend 5 hours on the train to Rome,
where I was meeting a couple of Uni mates for four days of culture, pizza and
gelatos.... Read more >
Tags: colosseum, lasagne, rome, trevi fountain, vatican