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Are You Telling the Truth?
Legend has it that if you stick your hand in this man's mouth and tell a lie, he'll bite it off!
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Old.. old.. old
Built in the 2nd century BC, this is the most ancient temple preserved in Rome.
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Lines
This is the gang standing in line to see the Sistine Chapel. We waited about 1.5 hours. But once...
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Amazing
The photo is a bit fuzzy but you get the idea. This is a ceiling and it is completely covered in paintings.
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Vatican City
Looking down into the entrance of the Vatican. This is where you always see video of people packed, holding candles, listening to the pope.
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Basilica
Stephan and I climbed up into the dome of the basilica for a view inside and outside the church.
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The Concordia
This is one of the main lobbies. Yes, those are elevators. There were 12 floors on the ship.
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The Theater
This is the two story auditorium we would go to in the evenings for entertainment.
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Burial Chamber
At one point, the people buried their dead in these caves. Time has eroded them into windows.
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Valley of the Temples
Malta
The Knights once ran Malta. Many of their old forts remain.
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Cute Buses
Stephan really liked these old time buses. This is what they use for their public transportation in downtown Malta.
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Tunisia
The old baths in Carthage. The only part that survived is the underground level where the servants would work.
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Windmills
Malta once had a problem with malaria so they built more than 2,000 windmills to dry out the land. ...
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Windmills
Now most sit in disrepair, but some people are rebuilding them to generate electricity.
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Gaudi's Temple
The front looks more like a melting candle to me, but I like the back. The sculptures seem more chisled and discernable.
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Cruise
