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BEST OF Rome (2015)

"Flying back through heavy clouds"

Flight Rome to Baden-Baden | Italy | 2015-11-05
Some spectacular pictures outside the plane window from some huge clouds. Nevertheless the flight was quite calm.

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"The famous square in Vaticane"

St. Peter´s Square | Vaticane | Rome | Italy | 2015-11-05
The day after the "Pope Worship" we stood again on the Saint Peter´s Square for taking pictures without thousands and thousands of believers, like the day before.

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"The old stadium - view from outside"

Colosseum | Rome | Italy | 2015-11-05
Even if you don´t visit it from the inside, you can feel the dimensions of this millennia-old buidling only by staying outside and watch the big archways.

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"amazon.com - 2000 years ago"

Forum Romanum | Rome | Italy | 2015-11-05
Even if there are more ruins than propper buildings, you can imagine the hustle and bustle from former times.

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"Saying hello to the Pope"

http://uwepetercom.blogspot.com/2015/11/saying-hello-to-pope.html

Vaticane | Rome | Italy | 2015-11-04
Coming right in time to the Pope Worship on the famous Peter´s Place. We saw HIM strolling through the crowd and sitting in his chair only a 100m away.

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"Ruins as far as the eyes can see"

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Forum Romanum | Rome | Italy | 2015-11-04
Just a few pics from outside the terrain of the Forum Romanum. Until 1900 it was a pasture with a lot of broken stones.

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"The perfect spot to see the skyline of Rome" - Part 2

http://uwepetercom.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-perfect-spot-to-see-skyline-of-rome_4.html

Castel Sant'Angelo | Rome | Italy | 2015-11-04
The Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as Castel Sant'Angelo, iss a mausoleum for himself and his family. The building was later used by the popes as a fortress and castle, and is now a museum. Origin: wikipedia

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"The perfect spot to see the skyline of Rome" - Part 1

http://uwepetercom.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-perfect-spot-to-see-skyline-of-rome.html

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"No more gladiators and lions"

Colosseum | Rome | Italy | 2015-11-04
Inside the colloseum you see the dimensions and understand the meaning of the colloseum for that time. Thumbs up or down… decided on your life.

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"An old town with old famous buildings" - Part 2

http://uwepetercom.blogspot.com/2015/11/an-old-town-with-old-famous-buildings_4.html

Mix | Rome | Italy | 2015-11-04
As I walked from the Vaticane to the Forum Romanum I have passed some famous buildings and places in Rome like the Trevi Fountain and the Pantheon.

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"An old town with old famous buildings" - Part 1

http://uwepetercom.blogspot.com/2015/11/an-old-town-with-old-famous-buildings.html

Mix | Rome | Italy | 2015-11-04
As I walked from the Vaticane to the Forum Romanum I have passed some famous buildings and places in Rome like the Trevi Fountain and the Pantheon.

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"A special place for night shots"

Colosseum | Rome | Italy | 2015-11-03
The big colloseum was unfortunatly scaffolded for 50%. But in the night you can´t recognize it. Much more the red carlights from the longtime exposure attract attention.

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"Starting in fog - landing in sunshine"

Flight Baden-Baden to Rome | Germany | 2015-11-03
Some pics from our flight to Rome. We started in november fog and after some seconds we see the sun and the misty valleys below us.

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"When the Germans called: Wir sind Papst"

http://uwepetercom.blogspot.com/2006/11/when-germans-called-wir-sind-papst.html

Vatican | Rome | Italy | 2006-11
During my visiting of Rome I spent a lot of hours in the Vatican City. I climbed on top of the St. Peter's Basilica, visited the interiour of it and walked up and down the St Peter's square. Even when I´m not a believing catholic, it is a proud feeling to know that the current pope is born in Germany.

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"The tomb of the Roman emperor Hadrian"

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Castel Sant'Angelo | Rome | Italy | 2006-11
The Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as the Castel Sant'Angelo, is a towering cylindrical building in Rome. The building was later used by the popes as a fortress and castle, and is now a museum. Legend holds that the Archangel Michael appeared atop the mausoleum, sheathing his sword as a sign of the end of the plague of 590, thus lending the castle its present name.

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"Seen on the Italian version of the five-cent euro coin"

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Colosseum | Rome | Italy | 2006-11
The Colosseum, or the Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre, is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire. Capable of seating 50,000 spectators, the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology.

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"The capital city of the Roman Kingdom"

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Mix | Rome | Italy | 2006-11
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents. In 2007 Rome was the 11th-most-visited city in the world, 3rd most visited in the European Union, and the most popular tourist attraction in Italy. The Vatican Museums receiving 4.2 million tourists and the Colosseum receiving 4 million tourists every year.

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