Cliff Hangers Over Centuries of History

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October 24th 2010

Published: November 4th 2010

Wow! It has been a long time since my last post and I am very far behind now. I have many amazing things to write about but my weeks do not seem to afford me the time to sit down and write about them. The past two weeks have been a mix of lots of incredible adventures and fun times, and also some not so fun experiences. Most of my great experiences have been on my various trips. But when not trave... Read Full Entry

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Todd

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Well I'm off on another adventure and am planning on documenting all the action, crazy stories and other interesting parts of the trip through this blog again! This time Southeast Asia is calling and I'm planning to travel by myself for six weeks through Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, and China. Comments and messages are more than welcome! Thanks for reading ... full info

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Church of San Clemente

The Church sits upon centuries and centuries of history that can still be accessed today. We went down to ruins from a 4th century church under this church and under the 4th century church to ruins from the 1st century Rome!

Capital Hill

Mars’ wolf Marten

The modern day symbol of Rome. It is said that Romulus Killed His Brother Remus and Founded Rome

Fontana di Trevi

St. Peters Square

Looking back over St. Peters Square

The chairs were set up for mass the next day which the Pope presided over... unfortunately we were not able to go.

St. Peter’s Basilica

Underneath the alter are supposed to be the remains of St. Peter

On the purple marble where Charlemagne was crowned Emperor

The Swiss Guard

See the Black Windows?

That is where the Pope lives / does his blessings from (I wasn't sure which one it was or if it was both).

Castel Sant’Angelo

Below St. Michael

Great view of Rome

The Awesome Professors that lead us!

Alex Medina (the short one to my left) is a great historian, story teller and the best Rome guide around!

6th November 2010

Annabelle Lane
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Rome memories
We've read all the entries but this one on Rome brought back wonderful memories for me. Especially the Colosseum, Forum and Spanish Steps. Our apartment was 21/2 blocks up the street from the colosseum and we saw it every day when we walked out our door for a week. Wonderful, even if it was 90+ degrees. Can't wait to talk to you when you get home.

6th November 2010

Aunt Cheryl
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Roma
Todd, We are enjoying seeing Rome again thru your eyes and the enthusiasm and knowledge of your prof Alex. We stayed on the same street in 2 apartments as the Church of San Clemente and visiting it I remember seeing a 2 sided stone 'sign' that could be rotated to either a pagan or Christian greeting. The gelato pic brought back sweet memories of a dark chocolate gelato (among many other fav flavors). Thanks so much for sharing! Another quote that Tim sent to me awhile ago....."Nations write their autobiographies in three manuscriptsthe book of their deeds, the book of their words, and the book of their art. Not one of these books can be understood unless we read the other two; but of the three, the only quite trustworthy one is the last." _ John Ruskin Enjoy all the art you can (and wash your hands regularly!). I hope you threw a coin into the Fountain Trevi for a return visit.

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