Well, as it turns out I didn't have too long to wait to (hopefully) catch up in my blog. Josh and I are currently in Pisa after Kristin left early this morning to meet up with her school group for their tours. Pisa, it turns out, isn't really too exciting of a town, which is why I'm once again on the internet (plus it's siesta time here). If you happen to remember from my plan of destinations, you would probably be wondering why I'm in Pisa when that definitely wasn't on the list. Weeell Josh and I have decided that we didn't like the plans we had after Rome and are now going to change them. We don't know exactly what they will change to yet, but that's OK. We're pretty much just planning on making it up as we go and seeing what happens. Hence, a little day trip to Pisa which will most likely be followed by a night train to Munich to spend a day there - I thought it would be a cool place for him to see and I'm willing to return.
Now that I've explained my current situation, I'll move on to the past.
Full Text Entry: Taste of Italy Continued... and finished?
RomeThe Pantheon by night.
RomeThe Fountain of Trevi.
RomeThe Map Gallery in the Vatican Museum.
RomeRaphael's "School of Athens" - an amazing painting and also a tribute to the other great artists of his time. In it he portrays ancient scholars as the great artists of Renaissance time - such as Plat
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RomeRaphael's pat on the back to himself. In the far right corner of the painting he sticks a self portrait in.
RomeSt. Peter's Square
RomeInside St. Peter's Basilica - incredible.
RomeThe awesome Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's.
RomeMichelangelo's incredible Pieta.
RomeSt. Peter's Basilica, from the square.
RomeInside of the Colosseum, with the underground network visible where the floor is missing.
RomeView from the other side. The floor has been partially restored to show what it would have been like.
RomeWhat remains of Circus Maximus - one of the greatest disappointments in Rome.
RomeThe site where Julius Caesar was burned.
RomeThe Column of Phocas. Described in my guidebook as "the Forum's last monument (AD 608), a gift from the powerful Byzantine Empire to a fallen empire - Rome. Given to commemorate the pagan Pantheon's b
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RomePantheon, by day.
RomeInterior dome of the Pantheon.
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