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3–4 minutesRome – St Peters and Vatican City Area
Read More →: Rome – St Peters and Vatican City AreaAlthough the Colosseum and Piazza Navona are two of the favorite tourist attractions in Rome, the Basilica of St. Peter and Vatican City are the main focus for pilgrims such our group. We were very fortunate that our hotel, the…
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4–6 minutesRome – Piazza Navona
Read More →: Rome – Piazza NavonaThe location, size, and shape of Piazza Navona was dictated by the site’s earlier structure, the Stadium of Domitian (dedicated in 86 AD). The Stadium was Rome’s first permanent venue for competitive athletics. It was patterned after the Greek model…
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4–5 minutesRome – Colosseum
Read More →: Rome – ColosseumThe Colosseum is one of the most recognized and visited sites in Rome. The Colosseum is the largest Amphitheatre ever built. Construction began under the emperor Vespasian in AD 72, and was completed in AD 80 under his successor and heir Titus. An estimated…
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1–2 minutesRome – Travel to Rome and Views near the Colosseum
Read More →: Rome – Travel to Rome and Views near the ColosseumWe left Siena and headed for Rome. This post will show some images along the way and some views near the Colosseum, our first stop. The countryside was again beautiful between Siena and Rome. We saw several small towns and…
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2–3 minutesSiena – Street Scenes 5 and Church Bells
Read More →: Siena – Street Scenes 5 and Church BellsThis will be our final look at Siena. These are some more shots from the street or our hotel window. This was the most unique image of the Madona, a very modern rendition. Some translations might help. elettricita = electricity. OK,…
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3–5 minutesSiena – Street Scenes 4
Read More →: Siena – Street Scenes 4Siena is such a wonderful town in which to wander, so many things to see. This post will show many sites found by wandering around. The tower of Palazzo Pubblico is called Torre del Mangia. When built it was one of the…
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2–3 minutesSiena – Duomo Museum – Misc
Read More →: Siena – Duomo Museum – MiscWell, we’ve seen many of the scupltures, a beautiful stained-glass window, and several paintings and icons from this museum. There are several other areas of the museum that were quite interesting, containing art and artifacts not described above. In one…
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1–2 minutesSiena – Duomo Museum – Icons and Paintings
Read More →: Siena – Duomo Museum – Icons and PaintingsThe museum has a large collection of paintings with gold backgrounds, many on wood. Unfortunately, I don’t have very much info on these paintings, but share them because they are beautiful. Some have notable cracks and warping due to the…
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2–3 minutesSiena – Duomo Museum – Sculptures and Stained Glass
Read More →: Siena – Duomo Museum – Sculptures and Stained GlassWe had the chance to visit Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, the museum of the cathedral. It contains sculptures, paintings, icons, and many other treasures. As you enter the first gallery, you see a collection of fourteenth-century Sienese sculpture by Giovanni Pisano.…
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1–2 minutesSiena – Orienteering Race
Read More →: Siena – Orienteering RaceIt was Sunday morning. We had been to mass and headed into the main Piazza when we saw some kind of foot race underway. Lots of people were wearing numbered bibs and carrying maps. What? Why were they carrying…
Mark Yancey
I’m Mark Yancey. I try to capture the everyday beauty around us all. It is amazing the things I see when I’ve got my camera in my hand that I might otherwise simply pass by. I also enjoy travel and share my travel photos here. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know.
