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| Hotel
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| I didn't feel like any sweet pastries, so I ended up with this for
breakfast.
| We stayed in this hotel. Though the building's sign says Hotel New
York, it was actually called the Yes Hotel. Our room was the one with
shutters open, immediately left of the New York sign.
| Our room, perfectly reasonable, with both a queen and a single bed.
| The view looking up the street from our window.
Incidentally, the shutters insulated very well--as you closed them, you
could feel them make a seal and also the exterior noise disappeared.
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| Rome
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| Mannequins in Rome are more realistic than those in the states. Look
closely. nipples
| A random "parco archeologico" (archaeological park).
| Basilica Santa Maria degli Angeli, a church too unworthy to be in my
guidebook.
| Plaza Della Repubblica.
I also photographed it the previous night.
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| CGIL Union marchers protest some planned job cuts. We crossed the
path of the marchers a few times as we started our walk.
| More protesters, just to give a sense of the size of the crowd.
| Details about the protest.
| Santa Maria Maggiore church is on my map / in my guide book, with a
whole page devoted to it, but Di Yin wouldn't allow us to go around to
the front (this is the back) or go in.
I did get to see it the following morning.
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| Marchers by Santa Maria Maggiore.
| A random building, built in 1888, with an orange tree on a balcony.
| A random street Via Cavour.
Artificially brightened.
| The steps via di San Francesco di Paola.
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| San Pietro in Vincoli, a church that doesn't look like much from the
outside.
| Inside San Pietro in Vincoli.
| Close-up: those are some frescoes in the dome!
| Ceiling paintings.
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| Sculptures along one side.
| Creepy.
Artificially brightened.
| Creepier.
Artificially brightened.
| The Colosseum!
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| Close-up of the walls and crowds. Also note the arch in the distance.
| A side-view/cutout-view of the Colosseum. You can somewhat see inside
the building from this perspective. Excellent with appropriate
cropping.
| Close-up. Note the different styles of columns at each level.
| Ibid, looking toward the Roman Forum.
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| The aforementioned arch, the Arch of Constantine.
| A side-view of the Arch of Constantine.
| Some decrepit buildings in/near the Roman Forum.
| A neat displaying showing the growth of the Roman empire over time.
These are the first two panels.
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| and these are the last two panels.
| A high resolution picture of the Roman Forum, taken from a viewing
pavilion off Via Dei Fori Imperiali.
| An even-more-detailed panorama taken from the same spot.
| A diagram of the various parts of the Roman Forum.
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| Statues on the buildings by Capitoline Hill. I think the big white
building is the Victor Emmanuel Monument.
| Close-up.
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