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Friday Photography

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                               I took this photograph in the Vatican Museums. It is an abstraction of " Sphere within Sphere " (Sfera con sfera) by Italian artist Arnaldo Pomodoro , located in the Cortile della Pigna (Pinecone Courtyard) of the Vatican Museums; it's a cracked, golden bronze sphere revealing a complex interior, symbolizing the modern world's fragility and hidden complexities. Notebook Tote Drawstring Bag Framed Print Shower Curtain Phone Case Throw Pillow                               Etsy             Instagram             Twitter             Redbubble             Zazzle  

Spending Two Days in Rome

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From Amalfi we headed to Rome. The car service that picked us up from the airport returned to pick us up and take us to the Naples train station. M and I had looked at the train schedule the night before and booked our tickets using the Trenitalia app.  Booking train tickets via the app was very easy. Booking a seats is mandatory on high speed trains, no people standing in the train. You can not book seats on regional trains, so the earlier you are there the better chance you have of being able to sit together. Validating your train tickets is also very important in Italy. You are fine if it is an online purchase, otherwise you must validate your ticket. On regional trains, even if the tickets are online you still need to check in on the app when on board.  We grabbed some coffee and croissants and boarded our first train. This probably being a more popular route, only the boys were able to sit together.  Once in Rome we got a taxi to our hotel, Hotel Navona Colors. We ch...