Roma

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Well, after an exhausting 16 hour rail ride through the Alps we made it to Rome. Very surprised at the stark differences between Germany and Italy. Germany had a strange cleanliness and organization to their stations that I doubt is rivaled anywhere else. While Italy on the other hand is a little more chaotic. I guess that is why north Italy doesn't like south Italy.

Anyways, once we made it to Italy, the first thing we did was take a tour around to all the sites in the walls of Rome, as the saying goes. Very beautiful city, the mix of the ancient and new building gives the city a strange twist. For the last 3 days we have been walking and climbing the sites, see pictures of the major ones

One site that I don't have pictures of is of the catacombs, amazing site and history behind them. Anyways, take a look at the pictures. Tomorrow we are off to find a beach to sit on for two days before heading to Switzerland.

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Photos

Inside the Colosseo
Patrick standing inside the Colosseo, behind him is where the stage was, now just an open pit to the chambers below

From the Colosseo
An arc and the Palatino hill in the background

Foro Romano
The Roman Forum, or what is left of it.

Christian Church
A Christian Church built IN a Roman Temple after the Christians couldn't pull down the pillars.

Another arc
An ancient arc in the Forum

Fontana Di Trevi
A very cool fountain, one of many, but by far the coolest.

Monument A Vittorio Emanule II
A very clean building with the tomb of the unknown soldier.

Scary tomb
Inside St. Peitro in Vincoli

St. Valentine
inside St. Maria in Cosmedin

I believe Ara Coell
135 steps to a church

Pantheon
The dome of the Pantheon, my Roman Engineering teacher told the class he cried once he saw this. It didn't have the same effect, but it is very cool.

The holy hand grenade

Off of Castel Sant' Angelo
Patrick with the Vatican in the background.