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The trip to Italy including our bed and breakfast in *Rome (Roma). |
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Click on the photos for a larger view. Photos by: Teri DiLibero
Darlene & Barry. Darlene is a teacher and a skydiver! |
 Karen making her last phone call before cell phone service becomes a non-issue. |
Dad in his suit and baseball cap. This man is ready for a GREAT time.
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| Our bed and breakfast for the first 4 days of our trip was in the heart of Rome. An absolutely beautiful place next to the Spanish Steps. The B&B is owned and operated by Anna Manieri and she makes sure that her guests are well taken care of. Wonderful breakfasts and 5 star accommodations. Clients are by recommendation only. |
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 Spacious living area.
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A typical breakfast set up.
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 Ramsey, Darlene & Barry relaxing in the living room. |
 Fully equipped kitchen. |
 Barry sleeping off some jet lag.
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 Staircase from our B&B. We were on the 2nd floor. This photo is looking up through the center of the staircase. There were 27 steps to get down from the top and I never did count the stairs going down.
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Photos by: Darlene Kellner
Fruit every morning. |
Fantastic bathrooms. Each bathroom had a tile fountain, glass sink & an 'Albatross' shower. The shower had so many options, massaging jets, regular shower AND a sauna. |
 2 bedrooms with king sized beds. Very comfortable beds. Thanks to Anna for making our stay such a pleasurable one. |
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When we arrived in Rome, it was raining.
That did not stop us from going out and having fun! Photos by: Teri DiLibero
The first thing Barry did was run all the way UP *Spanish Steps (Piazza di Spagna) . All 138 of them. I am still trying to figure out why. We walked up them later in the trip and just walking was a major effort!
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 Fontana della Barcaccia (Fountain of the Old Boat) at the bottom of the Steps. We were told that his fountain was built after Rome flooded from the Tiber River in the 1700s. A boat landed here when the waters receded. They built the fountain to remind them of the flood. |
 My first meal in Rome. This pizza was the only thing that I could really recognize on the menu. While it looked similar to pizza, it tasted more like Campbell's Tomato Soup on a saltine with sausage. |
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Our first dinner was at a place called, "Caffe
Leonardo". Inside, was a beautiful trompe l'oeil scene of the Spanish Steps
along with a much smaller replica of the 'Fountain of the Old Boat. We ate
here several times as the food was very good and the desserts were even
better. By the end of our stay in Rome, we were practically regulars. While we were in Rome, we just had to get our 'Coconut Power'!
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Coconut Powered! Click on the pic to read the menu item. |
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First full day in Rome. Anna arranged for
a tour guide to take us around Rome. Loris took us to all of the best spots
starting with- *Catacombs of St. Domitilla (Catacombe di San Domitilla) |
 Top of a very old Corinthian column outside of the Catacombs. |
 Darlene & Barry in front of the Catacombs. |
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We weren't allowed to take photos of the inside of the catacombs but our guide Laura allowed me to take a couple of pics on our way out.
Apparently, flash photography is harmful to frescos and paintings so you are not allowed to film or take photos in a lot of places.
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Next stop- Palatine Hill in the heart of Rome |
 From the outside. |
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Looking on the inside.
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Italian cat- He looked at us and said, "Caio!" |
The Colosseum. |
The sign at the entrance.
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I dangled the camera over the edge of the railing and got this shot. This is a little better view of the lower level of the Colosseum. |
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The Colossus of Nero was housed under the dome of the Temple of Venus & Rome. |
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Lunch time! |
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 At lunch, Ramsey asked for a fruit cup. This is what they brought. This happened twice while we were there. We all got a chuckle of our horrible Italian language skills. |
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Loris - our driver and tour guide.
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 The Forum |
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| The Trevi Fountain |
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The Pantheon Building first started on the Pantheon in 27 BC. The present building was constructed between 118 & 125 AD. Originally it was built as a temple to all of the Greek Gods but now serves as a Christian church. |
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 In the center square of the Pantheon is this obelisk.
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 Karen & Ramsey taking the audio tour. |
| * Often names that we know of in English are a bit different in Italian. I have put the Italian name in parentheses so you can see the difference. Sometimes not very different, sometimes very different. | Back to Italy Index | |
