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Stadium of Domitian, Piazza Navona, where St. Agnes was stripped and her hair miraculously grew to cover her nakedness. Later she was martyred 80 A.D.
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Stadium of Domitian, close-up.
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Stadium of Domitian, wide-angle.
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Piazza Navona, with St. Agnes Church in the background.
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St. Augustine Church. Inside is the body of his mother, St. Monica.
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Interior of St. Augustine.
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Tomb of St. Monica.
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Weird and very non-private confessionals!
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Ceiling of St. Augustine.
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This is where Alfredo sauce, and fettucini alfredo, was invented.
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These are cool-looking tiny cars, called Smart cars, which you see all over Rome. They are two-seaters.
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These are gas stations in Rome, owing to the lack of space they had when automobiles were invented. Who wants to tear down an ancient building to build a gas station?
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Another performance artist. Man, it must be hot. This is Piazza de Populo.
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Obelisks are all over Rome. This is an authentic Egyptian obelisk that dates back to Ramses II, 1500 B.C., and was brought to Rome by Augustus Caesar.
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A Roman street. Some streets are designated as pedestrian streets, where cars and pedestrians mix, but even the non-pedestrian streets get their share of pedestrians walking in them.
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This is the church where St. Maximilian Kolbe made his first Mass.
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Trevi Fountain, by Niccolo Salvi, one of several fountains in Rome (and a particularly large one).
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Another view of the fountain.
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A funky looking truck-like vehicle. Note the single front wheel.
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Victor Emmanuel Monument, a.k.a. Altar of the Fatherland, a.k.a. the tomb of the Unknown Solider. It's been nicknamed the Wedding Cake and the Typewriter (perjoratively).
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Gesu Church, where St. Ignatius of Loyola is buried.
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Gesu Church.
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A new discovery, which is some sort of temple. Any other details aren't yet known.
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Mountains just outside of Rome.
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Humongous lemons grown in Naples, many of which are used for making Lemoncello liqueur.
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