STEP 2010 Italy
New Testament, Roman, and Renaissance Italy
13-23 March 2010
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Day 1
Sat 13 Mar
We departed Jackson to Washington, D.C., where severe weather on the east coast prevented us from continuing to New York to make our flight to Venice. Stranded, we got hotel rooms and went out on the town in D.C.!
RIGHT: the group at the Washington Monument at
night
Day 2
Sun 14 Mar
An early flight to New York led to much waiting in line and a
substitute flight to Milan, as the Venice flights were full;
overnight was on the plane (one day behind schedule)
AT LEFT: relatively weird things at the Einstein memorial in D.C.
Day 3
Mon 15 Mar
Arrival in Milan without a couple of bags began the great race: get rental vans and head East to Venice, our intended arrival place; we arrived in time to take a water-taxi to the hotel and enjoy an afternoon-evening tour of a very foggy Venice, led by our own medieval Venice scholar, Dr Mark Nicovich, including the original Ghetto, Piazza San Marco, Rialto Bridge,
canals, ambience, and food! Overnight was in an actual bed in Venice!
AT LEFT: Cade and the Rialto Bridge,
Venice
AT RIGHT: the group in foggy Piazza San Marco, Venice
Day 4
Tues 16 Mar
A morning look at
Venice without fog, followed by departure by van to Padua and the
Basilica of San Antonio; a scenic drive brought us to Florence for overnight
AT LEFT: Padua; and a bizarre statue . . .
AT RIGHT: the Duomo in Florence, from the roof
of our hotel
Day 5
Wed 17 Mar
Morning in Florence:
world famous art at the Uffizi and Accadamia and the Duomo; in the
afternoon, we journeyed to Pisa for the famous "leaning tower" and
other sights; overnight: Florence
AT LEFT: the top of the leaning tower in Pisa
AT RIGHT: Cade, Nathan, and Lee at Pisa
Day 6
Thurs 18 Mar
Early departure from
Florence for the south, taking in the environs
of Rome
along the way, starting with the bizarre Etruscan cemetery site of
Cerveteri, followed by
Ostia , a port of
Rome
with impressive remains; we had time for an afternoon
visit to Saint Paul's Outside the Walls, the basilica that marks the
apostle's tomb; after dinner, we continued to Pompeii for overnight
AT LEFT; the group
at Cerveteri
AT RIGHT; frivolity in the public toilets of ancient Ostia
Day 7
Fri 19 Mar
Full day in the Vesuvius
area, with extended visits to Pompeii and Herculaneum and a partial ascent of
Mt. Vesuvius Pompeii Herculaneum in AD 79; overnight
at Pompeii
AT LEFT: Cade, Nathan, and Berquin in the amphitheater at Pompeii
AT RIGHT: a religious experience at the Eremo Hotel on the slopes of
Vesuvius; eerily similar to the Chain Garden on campus in
Hattiesburg . . .
Day 8
Sat 20 Mar
Morning drive to
Paestum, home of some the best preserved Greek temples in the world;
then, after a drive to Rome via the autostrada, we descended into
one of the catacombs outside Rome and walked the ancient Appian Way
at sunset; evening and overnight in Rome.
AT LEFT: overcome with awe, students contemplate the Greek temples at
Paestum . . .
AT RIGHT: Nathan stalks unsuspecting sheep on the Appian Way
Day 9
Sun 21 Mar
A full day in Rome:
the Colosseum, the Palatine Hill, Roman
Forum, The Capitoline, Imperial Fora, St. Peter in Chains, and the Spanish Steps!
AT LEFT: Berquin projects his aura at the Colosseum
AT RIGHT: Cade with the Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum
Day 10
Mon
22 Mar
Visit the Vatican and St. Peter's and the vast Vatican
museum with the Cistine Chapel; then,
those who did not get lost enjoyed a rare visit to the excavations
under St Peter's; after rejoining our lost bretheren, we used the
local bus to explore the Campo Fiori, Piazza
Navona, and the Pantheon, followed by an evening
visit to the Trevi Fountain with dinner
nearby and the Spanish Steps for the intrepid ones; overnight in Rome.
AT LEFT; the Vatican has a Death Star!
AT RIGHT; Cade and the Pantheon
Day 11 Tue23 Mar
Transfer to airport
for return flight to the USA
AT LEFT: Lee, Cade, Jay, Blake, Jessica, and Nathan at the Spanish
Steps
all photos by Daniel C Browning, Jr unless otherwise noted
Updated:
8 Sept 2010
13-23 March 2010
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A morning look at
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Morning in Florence: world famous art at the Uffizi and Accadamia and the Duomo; in the afternoon, we journeyed to Pisa for the famous "leaning tower" and other sights; overnight: Florence
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Early departure from
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Full day in the Vesuvius
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Morning drive to
Paestum, home of some the best preserved Greek temples in the world;
then, after a drive to Rome via the autostrada, we descended into
one of the catacombs outside Rome and walked the ancient Appian Way
at sunset; evening and overnight in Rome.
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Day 9 |
A full day in Rome:
the Colosseum, the Palatine Hill, Roman
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Transfer to airport
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all photos by Daniel C Browning, Jr unless otherwise noted
Updated: 8 Sept 2010