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Hello, Roma! It's rainy. The Trevi Fountain is shut down. There's World Cup fever. Still can't believe I'm sitting here, in a real Italian restaurant in Rome with its cobblestone streets, quaint shops and cafes, incredible ancient architecture... With h
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Boarding time.
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#Travel #Sketching Kit ready for #Italy! Blogged at http://shaicoggins.com/ Four more days to go...
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Pasta with Amatriciana Sauce for dinner with a glass of Prosecco, while harpist plays.
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A selfie in a chair lift going up a mountain, at the Seggovia Monte Solaro in Anacapri. Just because. :)
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Off to Capri and Anna Capri today...
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View from my hotel balcony in Sorrento. Wishing the weather will treat us better. But, if we're going to be stuck indoors, this isn't the worst place in the world. ;)
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Arrived in Sorrento, with terrible weather still. But, on the bright side: This amazing hotel! The room I'm staying in is just a small slice of the beauty of this place. Completely blown away.
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Street crossing. Learned that four stones on the street mean two-way crossing. Sides of the road protected with extra rocks to protect sidewalks from passing chariots.
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Found in the ruins of Pompei.
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Learning all about Pompei and its ruins. Mount Vesuvius in the background. With my art tour group (missing Jenny). Amazing to see, as I just watched the movie Pompei (with Kit Harrington) on the plane on the way to Italy.
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The Trevi Fountain. Under construction. All lit up at night.
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The gorgeous streets of Rome. Got completely soaked walking in the torrential rain. But, my travel companions and I still enjoyed every minute of it. Felt like little kids laughing as we got wetter with every step. Rome isn't giving us pleasant weather bu
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Details inside the Santa Maria Maggiore church.
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Mosaic floor inside the Basilica Papale Santa Maria Maggiore. A breathtaking church.
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Imagine all the stories that this place holds...
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At the Roman Forum. Incredible history. Makes you realise how tiny/short our lives are when we see things that have been around for several centuries.
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Michelangelo's Moses sculpture.
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Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli. First church stop in Rome earlier today. Home of St Peter's Chains relic and Michelangelo's Moses sculpture. Amazing.
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Inside the Colosseum. Unbelievable architecture and engineering. Incredible stories. Filled with tourists.
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Oh, and I made a new friend. A kitten called Puppy. He seems to like me. :)
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Arrived in Chiusi / Tuscany today. Staying in this Artist in Italy villa for the week. Official artist work starts tomorrow but already learning a thing or two today.
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Back in Rome for the night. There were jaw-dropping moments inside the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel.
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New calligraphy pen, inks, and paper. Made here in Italy. Purchased from Museo dela Carta in Amalfi.
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View of Amalfi at sun down, from my hotel room. Last night, we were treated to a 'light show' (the whole town losing electricity then coming back on again), lightning, and fireworks. Tonight, we'll be dining in style for a tour mate's birthday. :)
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Where locals and tourists mix, within homes and shops at Amalfi. There were local kids playing hide and seek, driving in their small Fiat cars and Vespas... There were tourists shopping, walking, and taking photos.
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Natural viagra, apparently. :D
