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- Woke early to catch taxi to Vatican Museum
- Breakfast at hotel & checked out
- USO dropped off luggage, walked to Vatican Museum
Line to Vatican Museum
MVSEI VATICANI ->
Vatican Museum - Spent morning at Vatican City/Museum
View of Vatican grounds
from inside museum
Pointing to where parents live in Italy - Purchased souvenirs while viewing museum & Sistine Chapel
- Also mailed postcards to hubs/kids/family in USA
Random sign in museum - Back to USO & dropped off souvenirs
- Met Italian Argentiera ("Silver Smith") at USO to receive hub's anniversary gift
- Walked to lunch near Piazza Del Risorgimento (roasted chicken & bread)
- Carabinieri in Piazza w/media after suicide bomber in Iraq (Italian Defense department - Base for Federal Italian forces in Iraq - South)
Carabinieri in Piazza
Official-looking Italians - Walked across street to Piazza Venezia through Piazza Del Campidolglio (Temple of Athena)
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Piazza Venezia, aka "Wedding Cake"
Piazza Del Campidolglio (photogenic NOT)
Posing by statue in Piazza - Walked thru Forum Romano (Forum)
Roman Forum
Ruins in Forum
View from below in Ruins
More Ruins - Back to USO -> Eurostar - Mannet (?)
- Allen made new friend from Spain - exchanged email address/card
- At Padora, ticket was good for arriving 2 hrs. after our Eurostar arrival (Polizia)
- Took "Express" home - Polizia in cafe "bar" while waiting (lots of people loitering - Yikes!)
- At train station - car wasn't towed like Allen thought it might be
- Home @1:30 - left message on voice mail but had trouble calling back
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