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ITALY | Sun, 24 Mar 2013 | By swinginggirl | Views [633]
Pompei (the Italian spelling)
On our second full day in Sorrento, we didn’t stay in Sorrento either. Instead we took the little trolley train half an hour to Pompei. Yes, Pompei; the city buried in ash and preserved for 2000 years.... Read more >
Tags: amalfi, drive, pope, positano
ITALY | Sat, 16 Apr 2011 | By drmitch | Views [689]
A slightly later start saw us having breakfast in the park of Colle Oppio, which overlooks the
Colosseum, where we watched an impressive dogfight between the mutts being
walked in a group. Ben & I pretended not to be vets. We then headed to
“Santa ... Read more >
Tags: michaelangelo, palm sunday, piazza del popolo, pope, santa maria maggiore, spanish steps, st peters basilca, st pietro di vincoli, vatican
ITALY | Thu, 15 Oct 2009 | By bec-simon | Views [859] | Comments [2]
Simon and I caught the overnight train from Munich to Rome. Not a bad way to travel, although our train had no bar cart, and although we toughed it out without a beer for the whole night (I think the Germans have rubbed off on us - sorry Joergfried, ... Read more >
Tags: overnight train, pope, roma, sistine chapel, vatican