Roman Holiday

Laura at breakfast at Colors
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Walking up to San Piedro Square
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Walking up to St Peter's Square
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The square
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The arms of the square
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The Square and the Basillica
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Saints and martyrs
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St Peter's obelisk and fountain
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Swiss Guards
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Set up for the Easter services, with the Pope balcony ablase with the velvet curtain
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Inside St Piedro's Basillica
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The bronze altar and the back of the church
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Michelangelo's Pieta
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The sun streaming into St Peter's
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The bronze alter in the centre of St Piedro's Basillica
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Robed priests getting ready for the easter
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Dome inside St Piedro's
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Statue over the old entrance to St Peidro, with the shadow of death at the front
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Statue over the old entrance to St Peidro, with the shadow of death at the front
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Resting place of the late Pope John Paul
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Swiss Guard of the Vatican - not so friendly!
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A pair of Swiss Guards
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Me and Laura infront of the Vatican
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Nata at lunch, in a little side street from the Vatican
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Inside the square of the Vatican musuem, with the dome of St Peidro in the background
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Ceiling in the first room leading to the Sistine Chapel
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The Vatican at night
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Castle de Angelo
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One of the first buildings we saw when we walked into Rome city - many many more to see!
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Piazza Navona
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Fountain in Piazza Navona
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Main fountain, of the gods of the world's rivers, in Piazza Navona
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Wow! The Pantheon came out of nowhere!!
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I look little!
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The fountain in the Pantheon piazza
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The piazza - we'll be drinking here, later!
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Little Laura in front of the impressive Pantheon
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The roof of the Pantheon
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The altar inside the Pantheon
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Nata among the pillars of the Pantheon
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Trevi Fountain
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Me climbing the Spanish Steps
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The crowd on the Spanish Steps
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Laura sitting at the top, soaking in the sun
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Top tier of the Spanish Steps
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Looking up the road to Madge
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Madge, errr, I mean, Magg
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We can see it!
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The approach to the Collosseum
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The Collosseum
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The awesome side of the Colloseum
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Inside the greatest stadium
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Inside - you can almost hear the whisper of the ancient crowd...
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The Roman Forum from the Colloseum
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The corridors and holding pens beneath the stage
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Arch de Tito
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Me inside the Collosseum
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Nosebleeders at the top were for the poorer peasants - just like at the Telstra Dome!!
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Laura at Circus Maximus
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Roman ruins of the Forum
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The Roman Forum
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Stack of Emmanual
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The wedding cake building
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Pillars aglow of the Forum
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Laura in front of the Collosseum all lit up
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Carabinieri parade past our hotel windows on Easter Sunday
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The band plays on
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Men marching in uniform
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Among the Roman Forum
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Pillars within the Forum
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Roman rubble
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Pillar, arch, domed roof
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The Roman Forum
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Pillars from my height
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Roman pillars
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The road leading to the Collosseum
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Other side of the road, the Forum goes on!
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An area still being worked on
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Bells in the church tower among the Forum
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The Mouth of Truth
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Fountain on the way to Piazza de Capori
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Sunsetting behind the Vatican
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San Peidro at dusk
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Santa Maria at Republlica
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Art inside Santa Maria
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Head abound
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Republicca
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The door into Santa Maria
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The open door to Santa Maria
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The bridge leading up to Castle de Angelo
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The bridge leading up to Castle de Angelo
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Clock tower among the streets of Rome
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