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Our Picture Gallery (Click on each picture for a larger version.) |
Rome
On Saturday, April 16th, we all made
our way to the Bologna train station where we boarded our Eurostar train
and headed to Rome. For many, it was a thrill to arrive in bustling
Rome on the day before Easter. A few even made their way to the Basilica
of St. Peter's to attend a late evening Mass, which was over in the
wee hours of Easter morning. After adjusting to being in divided student
accommodations, we all gathered on Monday at the YWCA for our morning
class and prepared for our first week in Rome and our next to the last
week in our 2006 European Odyssey. The week was a busy one during which,
in addition to classes, we took in a visit to the Coliseum, Roman Forum,
the Vatican museums and a day trip to the ruins of Pompeii. Here are
a sample of the many visual delights that Rome has provided. |
Our Classroom |
Our Classroom |
Constantine's Arch |
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The Coliseum |
Vatican Museums |
Bramante's Spiral Stairs |
Pompeii
Our coach ride to Pompeii took us south
along the mountainous backbone of Italy, past historic Monte Cassino,
bustling Napoli and smoking Vesuvius to the ancient ruins. It was a
unique experience, to say the least, to wander through the streets and
remaining houses of Pompeii and note how remarkably similar life in
79 AD was when comparing it to our present day... as some of these pictures
will reveal. |
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Monte Cassino |
Exploring |
Vesuvius...alive and well |
Frescos
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Arreviderchi
Roma, Bologna, Berlin, Edinburgh, Oxford and Paris
The evening of April 27th 2006 and
the gathering of the clan at Al Grappolo d'Oro for our final dinner.
Can three and a half months really have passed that quickly? |
All's... |
Well... |
That... |
Ends... |
Well ! |
Home delivery.... There is no place like home !! |
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Parents, friends and... |
puppy breath !! |
