A selection of the 700 or so pictures that I took in Italy, July 2006.
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| Which statue is real? | An interesting archway in the Vatican museum | The Incredible Flavian's Amphitheatre | The Sistine Chapel (no photos allowed) | A 40-ton bronze statue kicking over a church |
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| A view of Vatican square | Pisa is so "inspirational" | The inside of the Coliseum (2 photos) | The Roman Forum | The Pantheon |
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| Castel Sant'Angelo, aka Hadrian's Tomb | This picture is level, you know the rest | A calm inlet of the Mediterranean | Fun in the sun on the Italian coast | A mosaic on the floor of the Florence Duomo |
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| Giotto's campanile (built by Pisano) | A view of the Baptistry and the gates of Paradise | The massive cathedral dwarfs the city | The dome is the first and largest since the Pantheon, 1100 yrs prior | The 18th-century facade of cathedral and campanile |
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| Florence's famous bridge, the Ponte Vecchio | the only bridge in Florence not bombed in WWII | A ride on the peaceful Arno river | A beautiful evening reflection on the Arno | The Florence Duomo dwarfs the cityscape |
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| St. Mark's Square in downtown Venice | The famous campanile | The square from the top of the campanile | A classic Venice shot | Feed the birds! (a little more than tuppence) |
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| A gondola passes under Rialto bridge | One of thousands of Venetian back alleys | My lovely wife at Duo Canale, near Piazza Roma | In the Alps - the view from our hotel | The magnificent Lago del Garda, a massive glacier-fed lake |
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| Alpen thunderstorms rumble in the distance | A cafe's flower-tables empty from the storm | The stairway of the town square's tower | The crystal-clear water of Lago del Garda | A violinist plays for a future violinist |
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| Halfway up our climb in the Alps | The view after climbing a 40-ft metal ladder up one cliff | The peak in the top left, and yes, it was that steep | The view from the top, 3900ft above the lake (where we started) | Brenda presents: The Coliseum! |
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