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May 20th 2007

Published: August 6th 2007

Sorry this entry is so late getting up. I had to wait to get the pictures downloaded and then I went on a paper writing rampage and forgot about travelblog for a bit. But now I’m trying to think of every way possible to put of writing papers (only 30 pages to finish in 6 days!) and I remembered travelblog, so here you go. I wrote it on the 20 hour train voyage back home from Italy whilst in a ca... Read Full Entry

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Lauren Feldman

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"Never think of the future, it comes soon enough."-Albert Einstien "The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” -St. Augustine Update Update: No longer a junior, still a traveller. Now I'm finishing up my senior year of school and looking to put off joining the real world for as long as possible. I made a promise to myself that I would travel before I got a salary. I'm planning on working through the summer to save up some money for a three month stint in South America. I'm thinking of doing some spanish school in Costa Rica, joining a camping tour in peru, and wwo... full info

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View from the top of the spanish steps

We tried to take a picture of the actual steps but there was a lot of construction and too many people.

Before we threw the coins in

To ensure we would make it back to Roma.

The Vatican

Getting some holy water

I feel spiritually cleansed. Seriously good water actually.

Big

I wish you could see how huge this statue was to put things in perspective. I'd say this statue was 10' tall.

Speechless

Inside St. Peter's Basilica. I was capable of saying only "bu...bu....uh.....umm...wow.....um..." for about fifteen minutes. We were probably inside for a good two hours.

Just go see it in person

This is the only picture I'm going to put up of St. Peter's Basilica.Words can't do it justice. I don't even want to put pictures up because there is now way to capture how huge and stunning it all is.I hesitate to put even this picture up since it doesnt come close to representing what its really like inside.

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Alex: Italy has an unknown solider too?

Roman Forum

Coliseum

Do pictures get better than this?

Coliseum

Does sky get bluer than this?

Requisite Group Shot

We bummed a surrey

So that we could get around borghese

Overlooking rome

*sigh*

Overlooking rome

*sigh*

Overlooking rome

*sigh*

me and the auntie in Florence

So good to see her! My friends loved her.

Duomo

It's a big big building. Probably has the most ornate front I've ever seen.

Famed golden doors at the baptismal

Pretty pic of Florence

Enjoying Anzio!

I'm not sure why I have such a pinup pose.

25th May 2007

Bill F.
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I love your writing and you
Lorpie: You are the best. I'm obsessed and check your blog many times a day. I threw money in the Trevi fountain back in the seventies and returned with you when you were nine almost thirty years later. See it works. All my love, DAD

30th May 2007

asunta jeanne aunt
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HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY
I am always glad to read your fantabulous writingsl.....thanks.....wonder if you ever got to take sunset photos at the finto (fake) michelangelo Davide? Glad you got a wallet..... I bought a green leather one for aunt Zeila recently.....green must be in....incidentally, many traders at the mercato are not italian.....one guy made me try to guess where he was from and it turned out he was from Jordan.......and I thought I was fairly good with identifying people..... BTW after many italians telling me I should go to Anzio, this year finally went and what a red carpet treatment!!! They really appreciate us in 2nd WW.....neat quiet beach too at the end of March 2007..... ciao ciao bello

3rd June 2007

Jess
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so jealous!!
that you got to go to the sistine chapel! we saw the line and had a train to catch... we also spent most of the morning at the WRONG Basilica.... don't ask!

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