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Arrival at Rome Airport |
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Elayne calling home |
Stefania, our Tour Director |
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Piazza Navona - our first stop |
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Fountain of Four Rivers by Bernini |
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gelato numero uno! |
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gelato time: Nahid, Ben, Luke, Elayne & Cristina |
Carabinieri |
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The Pantheon |
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Rafael's tomb |
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Pantheon Crew |
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Tomb of Vittorio Emanuelle - Father of Modern Italy |
Pantheon Obelisk |
Shows huge scale of Pantheon |
more Carbinieri |
Alessandra Mussolini, Grandaughter of Il Duce |
2 days before the Presidential Elections |
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Trevi Fountain |
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Katie & Thor @ Trevi Fountain |
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Josh @ Pesci Farmacia |
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Phylicia, Ione & Jessica on streets of Rome |
Spanish Steps |
Spanish Steps Obelisk |
Josh feeling the moment |
Thor |
Thor kicking game |
Ms. Hsu & Carol enjoying the sun on the Spanish Steps |
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Vatican Museum |
Waiting in line along Vatican Walls |
Josh, Heidi & Sean in line for Vatican |
Luke excited to enter Vatican Museum |
Walls of Vatican City |
Old Entrance |
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New Entrance |
Inside the Vatican Museum |
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Sistine Chapel |
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The Creation |
Judgement Day |
on the Sacred Stairs |
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Inside St. Peter's Basilica |
Michelango's Pieta |
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Main Altar of St. Peter's |
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Dome of St. Peter's |
St. Andrew |
St. Peter Statue |
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Pope's Apartment |
Facade of St. Peter's |
Obelisk from Luxor, Egypt |
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Sistine Chapel @ Center w/ Chimney |
Lunch in Rome |
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Piazza di San Pietro |
Dome of St. Peter's |
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Roman Forum |
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Roman Senate Building |
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Julius Caesar Shrine |
Altar where Julius Caesar was cremated |
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Original Roman Doors |
Senatus Populus Que Romanus - Hadrians Arch |
en route to Colosseum |
Hadrian's Arch |
At the Colosseum |
Constantine's Arch |
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The Cerutti Brothers |
Slant @ Colosseum |
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a piece of the Colosseum for Rob |
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Vota Forza Italia |
Vota Comunista |
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Risorgimiento Palace/Museum |
Ben drinking out of Roman Fountain |
Nicknamed "The Wedding Cake" |
Trajan's Column |
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Piazza Campo de Fiore |
Matt, Maria, Ione, Heidi, Ben & Thor |
Julian, Elayne & Stephany |
Sean, Katherine, Stephanie, Angelique & Lauren |
Lunch in Florence |
before.... |
...after |
Lorenzo di Medici |
Piazza della Signoria |
Palazzo Vecchio (at left) |
our guide in Florence |
Fountain of Neptune |
Leonardo da Vinci - Famous Florentines on side of Uffizi Gallery |
Michelango |
Dante |
Machiavelli |
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Amerigo Vespucci on Right |
Ponte Vecchio |
"The Old Bridge" - only bridge to survive WW2 bombing |
Arno River |
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Santa Maria di Fiore |
Baptistry, Santa Maria di Fiore, Il Duomo & Giotto's Tower - all in one shot! |
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konichiwa! |
close-up |
Facade of Santa Maria di Fiore |
Luke @ Baptistry doors |
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Special sunset clock inside Santa Maria |
inside Il Duomo |
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Michelango's David - the original! |
Basilica di San Lorenzo |
gelato in Florence |
which flavor this time? |
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Naples |
Lunch in Naples |
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Vota Socialisti |
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Luke at Napoli - Palazzo Reale guardbooth |
Piazza del Plebiscito |
San Francesco di Paola |
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Palazzo Reale |
Dog of Naples |
nice doggie.... |
Sean's new friend |
Carabinieri |
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Galleria Umberto I |
Elayne, Stephany & Kristin |
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Nahid |
pizza di napoli |
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Castel Nuovo |
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Arch of Triumph of Alfonso I |
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Ferry to Capri |
Port of Naples |
Mt. Vesuvius |
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the ferry ride to Capri |
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Capri |
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Sean & Rachel |
Captain Sean |
Capri Harbor |
Streets of Capri |
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Gelato in Capri |
Sorrento |
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Sorrento |
View from our Hotel Balcony |
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Pompei |
Julian & Cristina entering Pompei |
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our guide for Pompei - Enzo |
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Chariot Ruts visible in Street - Students on Stepping Stones |
an Olive Oil or Wine Store |
more Chariot ruts |
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Inside a Villa |
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Frescoes preserved in Pompei Villa |
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amazing detail |
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early use of 3-dimensional painting |
Streets of Pompei |
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Bodies preserved by pyroclastic flow |
Features & Details clearly visible |
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Katie in Pompei |
Pointing the way to a brothel |
Andy @ Pompei Forum |
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Temple of Jupiter |
Jupiter's Head |
Mt. Vesuvius behind Pompei Forum |
Group Shot #1 |
Group Shot #2 |
Slant @ Pompei Forum |
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Leaving Pompei, one last look at Mt. Vesuvius |
our bus drive Nicola & Slant |
boarding our Ferry to Greece |
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Reception area onboard |
Thor got his sea legs |
tough guys: Mitchell, Alex & Sean |
Ship's Crew at Left, Stefania at center |
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port of Bari |
chillin' on the sundeck |
Bari Lighthouse |
"I'm the Juggernaut" |
Gulf of Corinth |
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Ione & Phylicia |
Jessica is scared of the edge |
See, it wasn't so bad was it? |
Matt, Andy & Luke |
Early Morning Crew! |
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Matt having deep thoughts..... |
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Rio-Antirio bridge |
World's Longest Cable-stayed Suspended Bridge |
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Landing in Patra, Greece |
our ship, The Ionian King |
our first stop, lunch @ Clovino Beach |
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our hotel in Delphi |
Orthodox Church @ Delphi |
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Delphi is built on a mountain side |
Liam on the streets of Delphi |
Slant & Ms. Hsu holding on |
Sunset at Delphi |
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Delphi Ruins - UNESCO World Heritage Site |
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Roman Shops for offerings at Delphi Ruins |
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our guide @ Delphi |
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Josh getting LOTS of good luck |
Treasury of Athens - where Athenians placed offerings |
Sybil Rock |
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Polygonal Rock foundation of Apollo Temple |
Temple of Apollo |
Theater of Delphi |
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Delphi Stadium |
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Sean @ Temple of Apollo |
Andy & Slant @ Temple of Apollo |
Rashaun emerging from his slumber.... |
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Team Competition on Bus Ride to Athens |
Glyphada Beach |
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up for a polar bear swim? |
Acropolis, Athens |
Odeum, Acropolis @ Athens |
Athens Acropolis - UNESCO World Heritage Site |
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Odeum from Above |
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Steps leading up to the Propylea |
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The Caryatids on the Erechtheum |
The Erechtheum - Temple of Athena the Virgin |
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Sphinx @ Acropolis Museum |
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Temple of Nike Frieze |
Temple of Nike Frieze |
Parthenon Frieze |
Parthenon Frieze |
Parthenon Frieze |
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Temple of Zeus |
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Nick @ Parthenon |
Andy in front of Athens |
Slant @ Parthenon |
Propylea Columns |
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Liam made a friend |
1896 Olympic Stadium |
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Josh! |
Josh, Thor, Luke & Matt |
Political Rally @ Plaka District |
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Gyros! |
Fruit Vendors @ Monastiriki Square |
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Graffiti in Plaka |
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old Roman Tower |
The Roman Agora |
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check out the prosthetic legs |
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Parliament Building |
Julian @ Tram Station |
Royal Gardens |
Taking the tram back to the hotel |
View from hotel in Glyphada |
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The Greek Evening Festival |
cool |
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Oppa! |
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Nicky Paps busting a move! |
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Maria, Ione, Kristin & Stephany dancing on stage |
Ione, Kristin, Maria & Cristina |
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Frankfurt, Germany |
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St. Paul's Church - then Frankfurt Parliament during Revolution of 1848 |
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The Romer - City Hall |
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Roman Ruins |
St. Bartholomew Cathedral, Frankfurt |
Site of Crownings of Holy Roman Emperors |
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Lunch in Frankfurt |
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Germany Crew! |
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Back @ Frankfurt Airport |
Auf Wiedersehen |