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Views from”Le Crete,” the agriturismo we’re staying in near Trequanda, Tuscany. (Trequanda, Tuscany, Italy)
The nave of St. John Lateran is huge, but it’s just a fraction the size of St. Peter’s Basilica. The scale of the churches in Rome is mind boggling. (Epispocal see of Rome, Latium, Italy)
The high altar and side chapel (!) at St. Mary Major. The side chapel is larger than a lot of churches back home. (Monti, Latium, Italy)
This morning’s accomplishment: touring the Vatican Museum and St. Peter’s Basilica. (Vaticano, Latium, Italy)
The Roman Forum with the Arch of Titus and Colosseum in the background, taken from Palatine Hill. (Campitelli, Latium, Italy)