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Could not take a photo of The Mouth of Truth

[ Nov.2013 ] In the famous old Hollywood film ”#Roman #Holiday”, Gregory Peck pretends that his hand was cut to surprise Audrey Hepburn at the Mouth of Truth.This Mouth is situated at the end of…

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Living in a ruin

[ Nov.2013 ] This is a photo of #Theatre of #Marcellus in Rome.It was completed in 13 AD.The diameter was 111m and it could contain 11000 – 20000 people.In the 4th century, they stopped using…

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My Fair Lady in Italian

[ Nov.2013 ] We saw the #musical, #”My Fair Lady” in Rome.It was in Italian.The sentence, “The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain” plays a major part in the story.In cockney, they pronounce…

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For Monsignori

[ Nov.2013 ] After the #Pope told us “Have a good lunch”, we started looking for a restaurant. We did not have time to look for a restaurant listed in our friend’s list, so we…

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Superstar

[ Nov.2013 ] When I told my Italian friend that I was going to #Rome, she said ” Are you going to meet #Pope?”.I thought it was a joke, but she told me that he…

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Castle of the Holy Angel

[ Nov.2013 ] On the third day in #Rome, visited #Castle of the Holy Angel (Castel Sant’Angelo).I had been here before with my parents, and I felt familiar with the dark gentle staircase and the…

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Too many magnificent things…

[ Nov.2013 ] This is a photo of Basilica of #Sant’#Agostino in #Rome.It was near our hotel.When we passed here in the morning, it was closed, but on the way back, it was open, so…

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Handmade by monks

[ Nov.2013 ] We looked for a shop called #Ai #Monasteri which was listed in our guidebook.I was very interested in the shop because all of the products such as soaps, cosmetics, foods and liqueur…

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Full of people

[ Nov.2013 ] We visited Spanish Steps in Rome, too.When we got there, it was full of people and some work was going on at the fountain at the foot of steps.On the steps there…