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September 17th 2016
Published: June 16th 2017
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Geo: 41.8955, 12.4823I had a great night's sleep and am hopefully over jetlag. We ate breakfast as we got ready for our busy sightseeing day. The most important thing was our travel bible – the Lonely Planet, Rome edition. This morning we were going on a free walking tour. It starts from the Spanish Steps and will last about two hours. I led the way, we walked up our street (Via Urbana a... Read Full Entry



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129 Piazza del Popolo129 Piazza del Popolo
129 Piazza del Popolo
A view of the piazza from the Pincian Hill lookout.
130 City Skyline130 City Skyline
130 City Skyline
The skyline of Rome is full of church domes.
131 Il Vittoriano131 Il Vittoriano
131 Il Vittoriano
A well known Roman landmark as seen from the Pincian Hill lookout.
132 Domes132 Domes
132 Domes
More church domes are visible from this lookout.
133 Domes133 Domes
133 Domes
Between the trees, we saw more domes.
134 Buildings134 Buildings
134 Buildings
These buildings are opposite from the Porta del Popolo.
135 Entrance135 Entrance
135 Entrance
The monumental entrance to Villa Borghese.
136 Piazza136 Piazza
136 Piazza
The curved shaped Piazza del Popolo as the sun is setting.
137 Egyptian 137 Egyptian
137 Egyptian
A statue in the piazza of Egyptian style.
138 Column138 Column
138 Column
One of the decorative columns near the lookout.
139 Lookout139 Lookout
139 Lookout
At the top is the lookout point over the piazza.
140 Sea Creature140 Sea Creature
140 Sea Creature
An unfriendly looking sea creature.
141 Statue141 Statue
141 Statue
Part of the large statue in the piazza.
142 Piazza142 Piazza
142 Piazza
The army band are still entertaining the crowd in the piazza.
143 Lookout143 Lookout
143 Lookout
View of the lookout point and the large statue in front.
144 Obelisk144 Obelisk
144 Obelisk
An ancient Egyptian obelisk in the middle of Piazza del Popolo.
145 Fountain 145 Fountain
145 Fountain
The top of the Fountain of Neptune.
147 Piazza147 Piazza
147 Piazza
Looking towards Santa Maria del Popolo from the middle of the piazza.
148 Piazza del Popolo148 Piazza del Popolo
148 Piazza del Popolo
Standing in the middle of the piazza looking towards the viewpoint in Villa Borghese.
149 Entrance 149 Entrance
149 Entrance
The entrance to Santa Maria Maggiore.
150 Front150 Front
150 Front
The front of Santa Maria Maggiore.



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