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Roman Holiday (01.2012)

An unexpected, unplanned, non-budgeted trip to Rome courtesy of Visa International.

We had no idea Visa was sponsoring a contest, but we use our [Russian] Visa cards all the time. What a nice, welcome surprise to learn Rustem had won an all-expense paid trip for two to Rome over the Russian New Year holidays. In fact, we almost lost out because I didn't take the call seriously when some marketing agency called while Rustem was out of town on a business trip. They didn't say what the call was about so I just told them to send him an email. That never arrived but, fortunately, they did call back. Four nights at Rome's Savoy commencing January 3rd. The crowds were enormous since Romans were on holiday, too. Still, not a bad holiday present. Thank you Visa International!
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Tomb of Umberto I, unified Italy's 2nd king.
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Tomb of Umberto I, unified Italy's 2nd king.

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  • Rustem on the steps of the Capuchin church, Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini.
  • Poster of a Capuchin Monk outside the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini.
  • A scanned image of a poor quality postcard showing inside one of the crypts at the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini. The crypts contain the skeletal remains of 4,000 bodies of Capuchin friars displayed in ornate designs. <br /> <br /> An inscription reads, "What you are now we used to be; what we are now you will be..."
  • Rome's largest fountain, the 18th century, Baroque Trevi Fountain. (фонтан Треви)
  • Remember, "Three Coins in a Fountain"? Legend has it that tossing a coin into the Trevi guarantees a return trip to Rome. The fountain's swept nightly & collects about 3,000€ which is donated to charity.
  • Trevi Fountain detail.
  • Rustem at the Trevi Fountain.
  • Angels on a building.
  • Gladiator vest near the Pantheon.
  • In front of the Pantheon.
  • The Pantheon - Commissioned by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome (126 AD). It has been in continuous use since it was built, becoming a Roman Catholic church in the 7th century.
  • The Pantheon [color enhanced].
  • Detail of one of the Pantheon's 16 Corinthian columns.
  • Rustem outside the Pantheon.
  • Interior of the Pantheon.
  • Almost two thousand years after it was built, the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome. Tiny drains & a gently sloping floor prevent rain water from accumulating.
  • Pantheon patterns.
  • Tomb of Vittorio Emanuele II, first king of unified Italy.
  • Tomb of Umberto I, unified Italy's 2nd king.
  • The altar of the Pantheon.
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