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Ngoc before she took her Dramamine to fly to Rome!
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Piazza Della Repubblica in Rome -- a block away from our hotel
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Piazza Della Repubblica. Sorry you can't really see it 'cause of the parking lot :(
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Victor Emmanuel II monument in Piazza Venezia (aka the typewriter/wedding cake)
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Something really political & important was taking place inside. I love the guards at Piazza Colonna!
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Piazza Colonna -- good people watching
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Yummy gelato from Giolitti. I had the tiramisu and gianduia flavors -- I didn't get whipped cream, which got me a mock stern look from the gelato scooper!
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Giolitti, home of the best gelato in Rome! I still dream about it!
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We were walking around aimlessly and stumbled across the Pantheon!
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Pantheon. It was beautiful and it was FREE!
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Pantheon ceiling
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Piazza Navona. I didn't even notice the kissing couple until after I took the photo!
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Piazza Navona
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Piazza Navona -- I took a lot of photos of the street signs, just a warning :D
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I found a little bit of Michigan in Rome, Italy
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Twins Bar/Caffeterria in Rome...no service charge!
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Our lovely sink in the overnight Trenitalia train from Rome to Torino (8 hours)
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Ngoc climbing up to her bunk
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Bicerin and cake at Al Bicerin -- the only thing that would have made this better is Jonny Moseley!! Cin cin!
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Me and Ngoc at Al Bicerin. Taken by 2 very nice girls at the next table who work for the US Olympic Training Center. They gave us Olympic pins before they left!!
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Al Bicerin -- I am in love.
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People waiting to go inside the Olympic Store
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View from the Mole Antoniella in Torino
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View from the Mole Antoniella in Torino. Torino was foggy!
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Giardino Sambuy, where the big Torino 2006 sign was
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Me in Torino at the 2006 Winter Olympics! No, this is not Photoshopped!
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It's all about the Chocopass
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It's all about the Chocopass
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They have Blockbuster Video in Torino
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It's all about the Chocopass