sue and john’s trip to italy
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Sue and John’s Trip to Italy
June 15-June 23, 2009
The curtain behind our window thatLooked out to the Piazza Farnese…We stayed with the Bridgine Sisters…in Their monastery that dates from the 1300’s…...
A Bridgine Sister Walking home….
Our view….
Another View: French Embassy with architecture by
Michelangelo (the roof projection)
Michelangelo’s Roof Projection
John looking out from ourroom at the Brigidinemonastery,… Roma!!!
The sisters wouldSing like angels And the bell wouldSound at 7am….
..the day begins!
,,,content…
Our Beautiful Terrace
Bernini…..
An Italian artist exploring Piazza
Navona…..
Ancient Rome with new Rome
wrapped around….
View from the table of
our first lunch in Italy….
John and Bernini….
Dinner on Piazza Navona….In front of the Bernini ‘Four Rivers’ fountain
Four Rivers….
This picture doesn’t do it justice but….I was thrilled to find this obelisk,…brought
over from Egypt by Augustus after he
conquered Mark Antony and Cleopatra….. ….I touched the obelisk…
and….now I am a little part of the story….
Morning of John’s 60th
Birthday…St. Peter’s
Basilica, Vatican City
Sue wears a dress for John’s
BD!!!
With his holiness……
John received a BD blessing…
An Italian artist on a mission from God…..to the
Sistine Chapel….
Some BD dreams do come true……
Yoga in the Vatican
Museum……
John was inspired to take communion at St. Peter’s….on his BD…..
A taxi ride to the train station…
Our Terrace in Florence…..
Piazza del Duomo….
Climbing Brunelleschi’s
incredible …..Dome
John looking off ‘del
Duomo’….onto the beautiful city
of Florence
‘Contra Posta’ in the Pallazo Vecchio…
Contemplating in Florence….@ the ‘Orto de
Medici’ Hotel…beautiful…
Farmacia Santa Novella….
Back to Rome…..
Back to our beloved Brigidine home…
On our last day….it rained at the Pantheon!!!!! Another dream-
come-true…
Rain in the Pantheon
In the Pantheon,…in the rain….
Forum Pillars….
Italiano!!!!
Colosseum…..
The remnants of a temple built by
Augustus Caesar for his sister Octavia…..
Last sunset….In Roma.
Last evening….. on our beloved Piazza Farnese, sipping espresso and sambuca…..
John at FCO airport……
Arrivederci Roma! Lo amiamo!
Our journey was a little piece of magic.We met many, very special people.
We were enriched.We were blessed.
We are changed for the better.
Music by Sergio Franchi andLucia Battista
Photoshop, PowerPoint and commentary by Susan …
Journey inspired by John’s 60th Birthday and….Sue’s 50th!
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