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Our trip in a Google map. It shows our travel route and important stops. Hotels are numbered. Amap.code |
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Many thanks to Birgit Navarre at McCabe World Travel in McLean, Va., for taking our ideas and turning them into a vacation. She booked our flights, suggested destinations, booked hotels and rental car, and got us off to a running start. An-mccabelogo.jpg |
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The Trevi Fountain on our first day in Rome
IMG_8885 Trevi Fountain.JPG (5.53 MB) |
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Throwing three coins in the fountain
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An Egyptian obelisk in a Roman piazza
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Giolliti, an older established gelateria with a popular name. All the locals steered us away from it as a tourist attraction. I would compare it to Cafe du Monde in New Orleans. The fare is no better than elsewhere but you get a certain sense of place.
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Here is where we went instead, Gelateria Le Palme (The Palms). They offer dozens of flavors, maybe over 100, including conventional gelato plus yogurts, fruits, and mousses. IMG_8902 Le Palme.JPG (4.84 MB) |
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This was an arch that Rabab paused to explore on our way to the Colosseum. IMG_8912 stairs through arch.JPG (5.12 MB) |
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The Colosseum as we approach from a side street. It's an awesome sight when it comes into view. IMG_8915 approaching colosseum.JPG (4.76 MB) |
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The Colosseum IMG_8916 colosseum.JPG (4.51 MB) |