Rome


	November, 2004: Thanksgiving in Rome

Nothing is better than spending the Thanksgiving holiday with your family...
unless you’re spending it with two of your best friends in Rome!

My buddies Josh and Mario and I took off for Italy in November, 2004, where we spent six fun-filled days exploring the cities of Rome, Naples, and Pompeii.

There was plenty of food, wine, and good times in this place of ancient ruins and
jaw-dropping museums.

Take a look at some pics from our adventure here.


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Josh and Mario outside the Coliseum	Waiting in line to enter the Vatican Museums	The entrance to the Vatican Museums	The spiral staircase inside the museum	Mario enjoying the treasures of the Vatican	Josh playing around again inside St. Peter’s Cathedral	Josh at the monument to Victor Emmanuel II in the Piazza Venicia


Josh and Mario at the monument to Victor Emmanuel II	Josh enjoying our Thanksgiving meal at the Coliseum	On the way to the Pantheon	Mario buys a beer outside the Vatican	Josh posing for one more picture with the Coliseum	On the streets of Rome	Checking out the Mediterranean Sea in Naples


Listening to Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square	Meeting with friends outside of St. Peter’s	The famous ceiling of the Sistine Chapel	Josh playing around inside the Vatican Museums	Josh and I on the steps of the monument to Victor Emmanuel II


Josh and Mario wander the square outside the Pantheon	Josh strikes a pose on the way to lunch	Sharing a bottle of wine...the first of many	Hanging out with the locals at the street market	Josh soaks up the Roman sun and the spectacular view of the of Forum


Josh and Mario enjoy the great weather in the Forum	On the bus to Pompeii	The rain seemed appropriate when touring this place	Josh at the ruins of Pompeii	Trying to stay dry on what turned out to be a VERY wet afternoon