 She's American, a frequent Romer |
 Ruins opposite Colosseum at cat feeding time |
 Dee Dee here in style! |
 Frederico emotes |
 The Arch of Constantine |
 Proof that I came to Rome, too! |
 Dee Dee and me |
 The Circus Maximus from our comfy bus |
 It was a chariot racetrack/sports arena |
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From the Colosseum, we reboarded the bus and rode around to the Circus Maximus, now just a grassy park, with an impressive view across it to the Palatine Hill and the palace of the Caesars. We finished up by meeting several Pirelli big-shots at their headquarters. |
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 Circus Maximus overlook |
 Palatine Hill in background |
 her name was Karen, from Ohio |
 she regularly hired Frederico for tours |
 old mixed with new |
 Dee Dee approaches the Trevi |
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After the formal tour, we stayed in the city for dinner before taxiing back to the Holiday Inn. Next morning we headed for the city. We took the hotel shuttle to the subway, and then on into the city. Becky, Patrick, and the Koczors left before Dee Dee and I, and we took slightly different routes, but met at the Trevi fountain. Then Dee Dee and I continued on to the Spanish Steps and Piazza Navona. |
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 Assuring my return to Rome with a coin in the Trevi |
 Fountain detail |
 Dee Dee and Bryan |
 Neptune |
 Me and Trevi |
 The Spanish Steps |
 loaded with kids! and cops |
 St. Peters from the top of the steps |
 The small church at the top was lovely |