Lloyd Thomas (DDE 764) - Naval Cruise Book

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The next morning our group had an audi- ' h P e Pius XII in the Hall at the palace ence wit op ' adjoining St. Peter's. This was a very impressive of part of the tour and left each and every one us with the feeling that he had really accom- plished something worthwhile in his life. This tour took us also to the Cathedral of St. Paul, along the Roman Mfall and by the Roman Forum. Mfe passed such places as the -Chapel and Archway of Quo Vadis, a pyramid Tomb, and by the ruins of the old aquaducts. Modern Rome is very nice, with its night clubs and new 'hotels and a beautiful ultra- modern railroad station which has recently been built. We all appreciated the hospitality and kindness the modern Romans gave us and for the knowledge of Ancient Rome that we were able to grasp while we were there. vrf YM? -I if

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1,-f 0111 fo EOIWIQQ Cn the mornings of 14 and 16 February two tour parties loaded on buses and departed on lgng to be remembered tours of Rome. The first day we Went to such places as St. Peter's -Cathedral, Pantheon, Colosseum, Sol- diers Memorial and the palaces of many of Italy's rulers. Among these was Mussolini's Palace. Most of these were in Ancient Rome -where the famous works of Michelangelo and his students surround you. It did not seem possible that we were standing where Nero, Julius Caesar and many other noted Romans one stood hundreds of years before.

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