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2008: Vatican Museums’ hours extended!

February 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Hallelujah and Praise Be! The Vatican Museums have become a lot easier to see and more hassle free to navigate because they extended their opening hours, which means less of a wait in line and not having to arrive in the morning to see the Sistine Chapel. Click through for Easter 2008 schedule and [...]

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Rome: Best photo opportunities

January 30th, 2008 · No Comments


Via dei Fori Imperiali, Roma, Roma (Lazio), Italy
Platforms overlooking Coliseum
Piazza Venezia, Roma, Roma (Lazio), Italy
Wedding Cake MonumentHours extended in summer hours. Last admittance will be ~1hr before sunset.
Piazza della Bocca della Verità, 00186 Roma, Roma (Lazio), Italy
Bocca della Verita / Mouth of Truth
Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta, 00153 Roma, Roma (Lazio), Italy
Aventine KeyholeYou can fit all that Dome through that little keyhole.
Piazza del Quirinale, Roma, Roma (Lazio), Italy   website
Piazza QuirinaleJust 5 minutes from the Trevi Fountain.
Piazza della Trinità dei Monti, 6, 00187 Roma, Roma (Lazio), Italy
Piazza San Pietro, 00193 Roma, Roma (Lazio), Italy
St. Peter's Cuplola
Piazzale Giuseppe Garibaldi, 00165 Roma, Roma (Lazio), Italy

Ciao Travelers!
Let’s face it, when the traveling is finished and the experiences fade from memory, all that will be left are the photos. So why not get the best ones? Frequently tourists waste time and energy trying to find the perfect angles of monuments only to snap shots of strangers’ heads. iKangaroo [...]

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Pope John Paul II “The Great” seen in flames

October 16th, 2007 · No Comments

The Vatican News Service is saying that this photograph, via Herald Sun, taken in Poland is the real deal.  London’s Daily Mail reported that the Vatican’s news station manager Father Jarek Cielecki, also a friend of Pope John Paul II, traveled to Poland after hearing about the photos which were taken during a ceremony to commemorate the second [...]

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Tags: Interesting · Italy · Poland · Rome · Vatican

Rome: fountain water is safe and healthy!

August 6th, 2007 · No Comments

Ciao Travelers!
Follow this advice to be a green traveler, save money and the frustration of ordering the wrong kind of water. Yes, there is more then one kind of water.
The water from the street fountains in Rome is safe to drink! According an article published to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Rome’s water [...]

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