St. Peter's from the Cupola of the Basillica

Roman Holiday

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December 26th 2005
Rome on Christmas Day Our journey to Rome began at mid-morning on an old, worn out commuter train out of Sorrento bound for Napoli. It carved its way through the mountains and 75 minutes later we pulled into the crowded madness of Napoli. The Napoli train station was like being trapped deep in an ant hill as some school boy stuck a firecracker into the hole. Thousands of people rushed ... read more

Europe » Vatican City

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Popes in their secular role ruled portions of the Italian peninsula for more than a thousand years until the mid 19th century, when many of the Papal States were seized by the newly united Kingdom of Italy. In 1870, the pope's holdings were further c... ... read more