Over fall break I met up with my parents in Rome, the capital of the once great empire. It was really fun, but you get "antiquitied out" by the end. The Vatican, Pompeii, Coliseum, Forum, and catacombs of San Callisto are great, but looking at them in only 3 days is exhausting. The food was good, but living in the US makes you used to eating Italian (or pseudo Italian in some cases). There were so many tourists it was crazy! It seemed like the Brits made up a lot of the tourists. The problem with the numerous tourists was the lack of control the security guards had over the people. In the Sistine Chapel the rules are no photos and no talking. However, they let in so many people that everyone was talking and taking photos. So they would shush people and then shout "No Pictures!" Not the way the Greeks do it at all.
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| St. Peter's Basilica |
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| Outside of the Coliseum. There was an hour wait in line for tickets, but fortunately we had a Roma Pass that allowed us to walk past the line and go right in. |
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| Inside the Coliseum, where the cheap seats are. |
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| The Roman Forum |
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| The Terracotta Army that was in the Forum for some reason |
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| The Forum of Pompeii with Vesuvius in the background. |
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| The mosaic in the front hall of one of the homes in Pompeii. It says "Cave Canem" (Beware of Dog) |
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