Daily Bruin Abroad: Italy
By Daily Bruin Staff
Sept. 25, 2015 12:24 a.m.
A cruise ship approaching Bellagio, Lake Como, moments before a thunderstorm.
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Burano, an island in the Venetian Lagoon, is famous for its colored houses and bridges.
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Gondolas and taxi boats make their way through the Grand Canal, the largest river in Venice, Italy.
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Taxi boat leaving Venice toward Murano.
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A gondolier serenades a couple as they row by a narrow river in Venice.
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The leaning tower of Pisa.
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The street lamps of Venice, like this one seen in Piazza San Marco, are painted in Venetian Pink, a color used to portray something's significance.
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Two guards stand in front of the Roman Forum.
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The Colosseum, now open to the public, once stood as an oval amphitheater in the center of the city of Rome.
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St. Peter's Square, as seen from the top of St. Peter's Basilica, one of the largest churches in the world.
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It reads: "To the glory of St. Peter, Pope Sixtus V in the year 1590, the fifth of his pontificate."
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Guards stand on duty in front of St. Peter's Basilica.
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Tourists explore St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, a city with a population of around 1,000.
