Pictures sent May 16 (2nd disk) - Rome

1-over looking the Forum
2-This is were Julius Caesar is buried and were the speech "Friends, Romans, Countrymen lend me   your ears..." took place.
3 - This was the Senate
5 - Peter was held in this prison, the only one in Roma at the time.  He was crucified upside down.
6 - Dinner in Roma.  I meet Joe and Ken in Florence and Kelly and Sarah we just meet tonight.
7 - Voctor Emanuall at night.
9 - Throwing a coin at Trivi Fountain
11 - Trivi Fountain, they say if you throw a coin in over your left shoulder you will come back to Roma some day.
12 - One the Spanish steps, yes those are roses that all of us girls are holding.  They guys gave in a got one for each of us.  Thanks :)
13 - mosaics from the Caracalla baths
14 - behind me is part of the old gym
16 - These guys had tile floors and drains!  Sounds like the fashion today :)
17 - over all look at the baths, which after the tour sounds more like a sports center, sort of
20 - Inside the Pantheon
21 - Another area inside the Pantheon
22 - The dome, this place was set up so that people were supposed to make offerings to the god/goddess that the sun shone on.  That was the supreme beings time to be worshipped.
23 - out front of the Pantheon
28-Enterance to the Vatican City museum, the pinecone represents unification and the peacocks   represent eternity
29-Sculpture, this is the guy that warned the Greeks not to except gifts from Troy and they sent   him some snakes for it.
30-They told me that Michelangelo kneeled before this statue for hours and said nothing to anyone.
31-one of the few bronze statues left, this is of Hercules.  They said that ancient people started  using marble after of them got electrocuted while working during a storm.
32-Mozaic of calendar
34-tapistry of one of the popes


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