August
19, 2000, Day 13
Diary entry from Patty Lafferty
Today started off with a seven thirty wake up call. We ate breakfast and met the
tour guide at the Coliseum. I really enjoyed seeing it because you could walk through and
really get the feeling of the history, thinking of the events that took place in the that
very place so many years ago. From there we walked through the Roman Forum. It
was interesting to see the architecture from that time. From there we had free time
and I walked around to many of the churches of the city, what also had great historical
meaning. At seven we all went to dinner followed by a tour of the city by night, led
by Salvatori.
Patty saying hi (392 kB)
Travel log
Today we woke up, ate breakfast at the hotel again, and drove to the Coliseum in Rome
for a tour. In front of the Coliseum were people dressed up like Roman Gladiators.
A few people were grabbed by the soldiers as they walked by to take pictures.
After the pictures, the gladiators demanded money, and since they were pretty big,
we obligingly paid. After walking through the Coliseum, we walked through the Roman Forum,
which was right next to the Coliseum. One of the neat souvenirs that people bought
was a book that showed a picture of what the Roman sites look like now, and then you fold
a mask over the picture that shows what the same site looked like several thousand years
ago. After the walking tour, people were given the rest of the day as free time.
Two churches that a lot of people travelled to were St. John Lateran and St. Mary
Major. Both of these churches had a Holy Door that the pilgrims passed through. We
met at seven for dinner and then after dinner, our bus driver Salvatori gave a tour of the
city on his bus. Some people opted just to go back to the hotel during the day, and
so they got to meet the taxi drivers of Rome firsthand. Needless to say, each of
those people probably have lots of stories to tell.
More Pictures
The boys hanging out at the Coliseum
The boys hanging out at the Coliseum (2)
The girls hanging out at the Coliseum
Patty and Joe C at the Coliseum
Jessica R and her grandma at the Coliseum
Ryan and Ann and others at the Coliseum
Our tour through the Coliseum
Walking through the Coliseum
Dinner
Dinner (2)
Hanging out at the Roman Forum
Hanging out at the Roman Forum (2)
Hanging out at the Roman Forum (3)
Hanging out at the Roman Forum (4)
Ryan and Therese at the Roman Forum
The tour through the Roman Forum
Walking through the Roman Forum
The Rolls at an Arch in the Roman Forum
Part of the altar in Basilica of St. John Lateran
Ceiling of St. John Lateran
Dome of St. John Lateran
Inside St. John Lateran
Group praying before going into St. John Lateran
Sean and Eric outside St. John Lateran
Walking up to St. John Lateran
Inside St. Mary Major Basilica
Dome inside of St. Mary Major
Hanging out at the meeting site
Hanging out at the meeting site (2)
Hanging out at the meeting site (3)
Jimmy and Alex by Trevi Fountain at night
By Trevi Fountain at night
Trevi Fountain at night
Group shot at the Trevi Fountain
The back of the Vatican at night
Vittoriano at night
Therese and Salvatori
More MPEGs
Coliseum (296 kB)
Emmanuelle and Salvatori (352 kB)
Emmanuelle (136 kB)
Inside St. John Lateran (304 kB)
St. Mary Major (336 kB)
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