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Roman Holiday, September 14, 2013
If you were a Roman in the old days, you would not go to Ostia on a holiday. These days, you might, just to look at what was left of a bustling Roman community. We went to Ostia (means “mouth,” and is located where … Continue reading
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Tagged Capuchin Ossuary, Il Foccacia, Ostia, Piazza Navona, ruins, Tiber, Trevi Fountain
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Sicily to Rome, September 20, 2013
At 8:15 this morning, we said good-bye to Tom and Peg, who are on their way to see Tom’s cousins and relatives in Termini-Imerse near Palermo, and to Guiseppe at Hotel Trieste. Aetna was steaming as we passed her on … Continue reading
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Tagged Aetna, Campo di Fiori, Catania, Circus Maximus, fishing, gelato, obelisk, Piazza San Croce in Gerusalmme, Sicily, St. John Lateran, Termini-Imerse, Tiber
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Roman Sunday, September 15, 2013
A lion, stalking his destiny outside the church of Santa Maria de Trastevere. The thunder was rolling this evening, and the kids saw lightning on the way home from the gelato shop, suggesting that we are not yet done with … Continue reading