Roma

March 2004

The first four days of our Italian adventure were spent in Rome. We were a bit limited in our sight-seeing the day before the marathon, as we did not want to tire ourselves out sight-seeing, and just a bit tired the day after, from having endured for 42 kilometers!

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Our new friend, "Italian Nick" 		126_2616

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Jerry and the Arch of Constantine.
Built in 312 to celebrate Constantine's
victory over Maxentius. This one victory
changed Christianity from being a
persecuted sect to the official
religion of the Roman Empire.

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Me with the Arch of Constantine.

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Jerry and the Colosseum

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Me and the Colosseum
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A view through the Arch of Titus to the Forum

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The Arch of Titus commemorated
the Roman destruction of the Jewish
Temple in AD 70. The Romans forced
the Jewish slaves, taken in the sack of the
temple, to build this arch.

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Jerry in front of the Basilica of
Constantine

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The yellow sign reads "Please do not lean"
(This was Jerry's idea, not mine!!)

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Cool door		 126_2637

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The Forum		 126_2640 126_2642

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Looking back across the Forum toward
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A protest march we saw along the road

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The marathon start/finish line, Coloseum in
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The Vatican, St. Peter's Square and Church

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Jerry, complete with his marathon
medal, in front of St. Peter's

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Two nuns and St. Peter's

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A painted ceiling on the way to the
Sistine Chapel, in which pictures
are not allowed

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Inside St. Peter's

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The dome of St. Peter's

 

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