Our first night in Rome, my husband and I were conned into buying an expensive rose at the Piazza del Popolo. Thanks to this pushy seller — I insisted he let me take his picture — I found it was best to be rude to anyone shoving a rose in my face for the rest of the trip. Worked pretty well. Rome, Italy. October 2010.
Woman lights candles in front of a reliquary that contains the chains of St. Peter at San Pietro in Vincoli (Saint Peter in Chains) church. Rome, Italy. October 2010.
Chairs set up in Saint Peter’s Square for an outside service. Vatican City, Italy. October 2010.
A woman poses for a souvenir picture in the middle of a busy street. Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. October 2010.
A couple pauses to examine ancient art at the Louvre. Paris, France. October 2010.
Sainte-Chapelle is a Gothic chapel in Paris, France, located near Notre Dame. It features breath taking stained glass windows. During our visit the windows at the front were undergoing restoration. October 2010.
Just for you, a 2,000 year old sexually explicit fresco on the wall of a Pompeii brothel. October 2010.
Looking down the spiral stairway that takes visitors to the top of the French monument, the Arc de Triomphe. Paris, October 2010.
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Charles Bridge crosses the Vltava River in Prague, connecting Prague Castle to Old Town. It dates back to 1357 and during the day it is packed with touristy foot-traffic and vendors selling caricatures, jewelry, and photographs. October 2010.
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The oldest part of the Prague Astronomical Clock dates back to 1410. The structure consists of three components: a calendar dial, moving sculptures that put on a show every hour, and an astronomical dial.
Czech Republic. October 2010.
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