Tag: Italy 2025
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Orange tree
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Did you know it rains in Rome in May?
But it was warm, and even though there was a heavy downpour we were all dry by the time we got back to the apartment.
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Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
The church where Pope Francis chose to be buried. Unsurprisingly it was pretty popular, and there was also a heavy police presence.
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Nymphaeum of Alexander Severus
My first Roman ruin of the trip! Built in the 3rd century CE as a monumental fountain.
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Italy 2025
May 2025 and it’s time for another holiday. A week in Rome with all the family, celebrating Gethin’s 30th birthday, and then ten days down south in Naples and Pompeii.