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posted by UnderPresser
location: Rome commune, Italy
October 31, 2011
Woke up in a drunken stupor, shoes and all clothes on at the end of my bed, and still drunk off an embarassingly small amount of red wine.  Had a dream where I saw my thoughts--stripes of red, green, gold, and blue looking into a circular fountain...
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posted by nlagoudas
location: Florence, Italy
June 10, 2010
Florence: the birthplace of the Renaissance and the home of Dante, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Galileo! This city is full of elegant squares, Renaissance palaces, lush gardens, magnificent churches, and of course tons of art! A lot of our...
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Out first look at Florence! from 'Day 6 and 7: Florence'
posted by nlagoudas
locations in Vatican and Italy
June 9, 2010
June 8, 2010 We took a guided tour of Vatican City and the museums the morning before leaving Rome. Incredible! The tour guide was excellent, she was a local Italian woman who was so entertaining! Tip: a 3 hour tour does not equal 3 hours but 5 hours...
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Vatican City!  from 'Day 5: Vatican City'
posted by nlagoudas
June 9, 2010
Day 3 A day full of exploration of the glory of Rome... Stepping off the metro, we walked right into the Colosseum! Having seen so many pictures of it, just seems unreal seeing it up close. The line was crazy long, so we decided to pay the extra 8 ...
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Picture from 'Day 3 and 4: Rome'
posted by nlagoudas
June 9, 2010
After a 6 hour train ride from Venice, we arrive in famous Rome! We met some Americans on board who had spent a month in Europe and got some useful tips for the trip (the guy was an engineer too).  After the train, we took the metro and then the...
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Map of tagged locations!
early view of Venice from Venice, Italy
Hard to resist from Venice, Italy
gondolas in wait from Venice, Italy
We thought we were on the bridge of sighs from Venice, Italy
St Mark's square from Venice, Italy