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Roman Holiday
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 27 October 2009
Amazingly, I made my way over to the Vatican this morning without getting lost once. Not bad considering it’s the complete opposite side of my map and I encountered several one way streets where I wanted to turn. I need to reiterate what I said last night though, these roads are chaos! The riding style for [...]
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The singer out of Skipknot went to Rome to see The Pope
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 25 October 2009
I’m just on the way to the Stadio Olimpic to try and get this ticket, it doesn’t sound overly promising though from what people have been saying. Also, as I don’t have a passport even if they are selling them to foreigners they might not let me get one without it, hopefully my driving license [...]
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Italy (Day 5) – Vatican City
Blog: Andy's Rotten Ideas - 8 October 2009
After having our breakfast at the hotel, my wife and I got into the bus to Vatican City. A territory enclosed by stone walled or buildings within the city of Rome. It’s the smallest country and population in the world. How ironical. At least, something to put into my travel profile. The city is ruled by the bishop of Rome; guess who…it’s the Pope who is the head of state and head of government of this city. On our way to Saint Peter’s Square, I saw this impressive round structure was once a castle called Castle San Angelo. Today, it's a museum and a place to explore.
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Goodbye Rome. Hello Florence!
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 14 May 2009
I’ve been in Rome a few days longer than I had planned, but honestly could stay here two weeks longer and still not see everything. I think this is definitely one of the cities I’ll be coming back to at some point. During the last few days I made a trip out to Ostia Antica [...]
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Behind the Lens: The Story of the Rome Keyhole Photo
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 12 May 2009
This article is all about the daily photo from May 12, 2009. If you haven’t seen it, please check it out. It is a photo of St. Peter’s Basilica through the keyhole to the door of the headquarters of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. (that is a mouthful) There are certain iconic photos of [...]
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