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Stage 4 of my 40th Birthday events. Taken to Rome by Amelia
March 200742 Images6590 visitsAlbum by Martin BallPhotos by Martin Ball
Enlarge photo 1 Ahhhh
Trevi Fountain photo
Enlarge photo 2 Back to Trevi 3
Me and Trevi - coin went in so guess i will have to go back (although how i will find that 10cent bit is beyond me!)
Enlarge photo 3 Trevi Fountain
Blummin good shot to get no crowds!
Enlarge photo 4 Trevi Fountain 2
Enlarge photo 5 Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II 2
Enlarge photo 6 Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II
Amelia in front of monument - 50 tonnes that horse!!
Enlarge photo 7 Colloseum
First sight of ruins from Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II
Enlarge photo 8 Basilica
Vatican from Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II
Enlarge photo 9 St Martin
I think anyhoo - Old Rutger Hauer film suggested St. Martin is only St. always depicted with a sword?
Enlarge photo 10 Areo di Tito
And thats not a comment on the lady lumps!!
Enlarge photo 11 Coloseum 2
From the 'Gate of the Dead' end looking towards the Gladiators gate
Enlarge photo 12 Coloseum 3
Loooking into the (open) underground chambers across to the Senators seeting area
Enlarge photo 13 Coloseum 4
Looking out into Rome
Enlarge photo 14 Wome is your Fwend
Apparently he Wanks amoungst the highest in Wome
Enlarge photo 15 Coloseum 5
From Gladiators gate looking down the arean towards the gate of the dead
Enlarge photo 16 The Pantheon
Most complete Roman building in the world - mighty dome an all
Enlarge photo 17 Vatican Museum
Tomb of Borgia i think but who can know?
Enlarge photo 18 Vatican Museum 5
Jesus bloke gets into lots of the artwork
Enlarge photo 19 Vatican Museum 6
Plenty of gratuatous winky on display. Here the medusa is killed by the, tackle out, Perseus
Enlarge photo 20 Vatican Museum 7
Arty winky shot
Enlarge photo 21 Vatican Museum 14
Another ceiling
Enlarge photo 22 Vatican Museum 2
Bass relief showing horses, people, Jesus i expect
Enlarge photo 23 Vatican Museum 3
Ceiling and the crowds
Enlarge photo 24 Vatican Museum 4
Fantastic paintings on ceiling of Museum
Enlarge photo 25 Vatican Museum 8
Stunning but pity some of the art couldn't be sold off to help needy  people? Just a thought but then maybe The Catholic Church needs 14 kilometres of coridors filled with pictures of Jesus?
Enlarge photo 26 Vatican Museum 9
Ooooh guess what - more artwork from the ceiling
Enlarge photo 27 Vatican Museum 10
JC doing his stuff again
Enlarge photo 28 Vatican Museum 11
Lend me your ear
Enlarge photo 29 Vatican Museum 12
Room after Room of artwork
Enlarge photo 30 Vatican Museum 13
VM and JC posing for the artist
Enlarge photo 31 Vatican Square
Amelia outside of Pope's house
Enlarge photo 32 Vatican Square
Eye spy, Popes place
Enlarge photo 33 Vatican Square 3
And there was a blinding flash and the angel Gabrielle did come to me and say "light fires and drink more beer". Nuff said!
Enlarge photo 34 Castel Sant Angelo
Looking back to Basilica
Enlarge photo 35 Castel Sant Angelo 2
Balls! Cannon that is
Enlarge photo 36 Castel Sant Angelo 4
Basilica
Enlarge photo 37 Castel Sant Angelo 5
Rome skyline. It will be nice when it is finished
Enlarge photo 38 Back to Trevi
Amelia by fountain
Enlarge photo 39 Back to Trevi 2
Amelia again (cos she has her eyes closed half of the time!)
Enlarge photo 40 Back to Trevi 4
Me again cos i thought i had blinked :)