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Christmas Day In Rome

Christmas Day In Rome

A Michelangelo Basilica, St. Teresa's Ecstasy, And A Joyful, Wine-Filled Lunch

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Dec 26, 2024
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Christmas night in Rome. What you can’t tell is that some ding-dong near me turned on his boombox, and flooded the piazza with Wham’s “Last Christmas.” Whee!

So, Christmas day. We were out so late on Christmas Eve that we slept too late to make the long walk to the Greek church for Orthodox liturgy. Sinners that we are. We shlepped later up to a big Chri…

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