Roma, Italia

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At long last I am putting up the rest of pictures from my trip! I apologize to those who have been waiting. Life got crazy for awhile. Anyway, I hope you enjoy!

Rome was one of my favorite places on this trip. There was so much to see! I was amazed to see that the ruins of ancient Rome are right in the middle of modern Rome. The city hasn't moved. It has just built up around the ruins. By far my favorite sight in Rome was the Coliseum. It was amazing! St. Peter's Basilica was an eye-opener too. It was much larger than I had thought possible. April turned out to be a great time to be in Rome. It was sunny and warm and not too hot. We were in Rome up until Good Friday and had we stayed we could have seen the Stations of the Cross parade and the pope-mobile but we left by train that day for Naples.

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Photos

St. Peter's Basilica
It was huge!

Amphitheatrum Flavium
The Coliseum's real name. (named after the emperor who built it) It was not called the Coliseum until much later

The Center of the Basilica
For touristy reasons they funnel everyone in a circle around this center section. I believe the chairs are set for upcoming Easter festivities.

The courtyard outside
Massive amounts of chairs set up for upcoming Easter.

Castel Sant Angelo
From afar. Sadly we never got any closer to it.

Padlocks
This was really cool. At a little chapel near trevi fountain there were hundreds of padlocks locked to the fence. On each was written the name of a bride and groom who had been married in that church and a little message from them.

The Cat Sanctuary
Right in the middle of the city there is a small collection of ruins that have been turned into a sanctuary for the stray cats of Rome. It's really quite cute. It warmed my heart.