Of course we were good tourists and we actively sought out good sites and good eats.
"Veni, Vidi, Visa: I came. I Saw. I Did a Little Shopping." |
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| On the Fourth of July, we were feeling a little homesick with no fireworks, or sack races, or watermelons. Along with two other flags, we saw a U.S. flag flying proudly outside someone's house. We stopped to sing "God Bless America". |
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| We toured the Christian [catacombs] of St. Callixtus. In four levels, the early Christians had buried almost 500,000 people including nine popes there. You can see several open crypts here above our heads. |
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| Our group makes its way though the narrow passages of the catacombs. |
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| Ray relaxes in the idyllic alfalfa fields above the catacombs. |
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| We join thousands of other Catholics in an audience with the [Pope]. |