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| Sunrise over Italy as we prepare to land |
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| Arch of Constantine |
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| Outside of the Colosseum |
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| Column of Marcus Aurelius, in the Piazza Colonna |
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| There are lots of motor scooters |
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| Trevi Fountain |
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| Column of the Immaculate Conception |
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| These are the Spanish Steps, across from the Spanish Embassy |
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| View from the top of the steps |
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| A church at the top of the steps |
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| Obelisk at the Piazza of the People |
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| Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls (our first mass performance - Saturday 10/10/09) |
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| Looking towards the front of the Basilica |
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| This is where we sang, facing the congregation |
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| The ceiling above the altar |
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| Preparing for our first mass performance |
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| The church was full of people |
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| I played after the mass ended |
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| This is supposed to be the remains of St. Paul |
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| There is an altar placed above the sarcophagus |
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| The empty seats after most people left |
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| The current Pope next to the previous one |
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| Smiling after a successful first performance |
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| St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican (from a distance) |
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| Artists at the Piazza Navona |
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| Another obelisk in the Piazza Navona |
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| Sculpture of Jesus with John the Baptist |
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| Is this how Italians view our president??? |
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| Ancient city remains at an archeological site |
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| The Pantheon |
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| Inside the Pantheon |
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| Burial site of Queen Margherita (wife of King Umberto I who reigned in Italy 1878-1900) |
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| The Italian artist Rafael is also buried here |
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| A couple taking wedding photos near the Pantheon |
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| Basilica of St. Maria Maggiore (Mary Major) |
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| Inside of the Basilica |
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| Waiting on line to enter St. Peter's Square (Vatican City) |
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| Two of the five people being canonized as saints (Sunday, 10/11/09) |
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| Thousands of people already |
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| Moon setting behind St. Peter's Basilica |
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| Pope Benedict XVI addressing the crowd outside |
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| An empty St. Peter's Square, the day after the canonization mass |
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| Inside St. Peter's Basilica |
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| Michelangelo's Pieta |
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| Vatican Museum |
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| No bathing suits allowed inside (I guess there is a strict dress code) |
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| Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel |
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| The dome of St. Peter's Basilica from the Vatican Museum |
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| I can't even begin to imagine what this road sign means |
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| English mass at the Santuario Del Divino Amore (Church of the Divine Love) |
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| Monday, 10/12/09 |
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| Standing room only! |
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| Baptism font |
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| Back at the hotel room |
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| View from the hotel balcony |
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| A few of us at Hard Rock Cafe, Rome |
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| Basilica of St. John Lateran (the third and final mass in Italian - Tuesday, 10/13/09) |
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| Helicopter parked outside the Basilica |
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| The ceiling inside the Basilica |
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| Thousands of people here, too! |
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| Diane prepares to cantor this mass |
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| The entire chorale group along with Dr. Gatz |
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| A small organ inside the Basilica |
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| Only one keyboard |
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| This organ had foot pedals to control the wind bellows |
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| The organ now is powered by electricity |
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| Lisa on the bellow pedals |
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| Lisa playing the organ while I provide the air pressure |
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| The larger organ inside the Basilica |
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| Unfortunately, we did not get to play it |
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| Part of the Basilica ceiling |
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| Small angels hold up the ceiling supports |
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| Outside the Basilica after a successful mass performance |
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| It was Pat's birthday, so we sang Happy Birthday |
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| It was also Mary's birthday, so we sang Happy Birthday again |
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| The restaurant owner played some music, so some of us get up to dance |
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| On the rooftop of the Little Sister's Rome residence |
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| The two domes on the left is the Basilica of St. Maria Maggiore |
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| St. Peter's Basilica at Vatican City |
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| The Colosseum from the rooftop |
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| Michelangelo's depiction of Moses, inside the Basilica of St. Peter in Chains (San Pietro in Vincoli) |
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| These are the actual chains of St. Peter |
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| Walking towards the Colosseum |
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| Arch of Constatine, as seen from the Colosseum |
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| Arch of Titus, as seen from the Colosseum |
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| Closeup of the Arch of Titus |
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| Some of our chorale group |
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| The Colosseum as it was originally constructed |
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