Illuminator
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Hi all,
I followed the Path of Illumination last week & have posted some photos of the various sites at the link below - they're not commented or anything but I've labelled the files so you can see which "altar of science" each photo refers to.
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/andr3wpark1n/album?.dir=7aa8
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AAnnAArchy
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Great pictures. How long did it take you to follow the path?
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Illuminator
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It took about 4 hours - I booked it online through this web site: http://www.angelsanddemons.it/ - they take you around in a minibus to the various sites - it's probably cheaper to do it yourself but the tour saves you the hassle of trying to drive all over Rome getting lost. I recommend the tour to anyone going to Rome, the guide was pretty helpful & the entrance fee to Castel StAngelo is included in the price.
The only part I felt disappointed with was the "Air" marker - in the novel it sounds like there is only one "Breath of God" pointing to the next marker, but there are actually about 12 of them, all pointing in different directions! However, the West Potente is the only one directly in line with the Vatican and the central Obelisk, so I suppose we can let Mr Brown off!
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Illuminator
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It's worth pointing out that if you click the "View Slideshow" link you get to see each picture properly enlarged without having to click on each thumbnail separately.
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ely_III
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hey! d' you have a picture of the six brands?
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FeuerFrei
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That's pretty cool, man.
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danaholic
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I am so jealous of you! It must have been a great experience.
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capriquest
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awsome thank you soo much. I was tring to trace them myself on the web this heps so much!
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GhostWriter
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I thank you greatly for the time it took you to do that. the pictures are awesome. I can't wait for when I get to do it myself!
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I am the Alpha and the Omega.
The Beginning and the End.
The First and the Last.
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danaholic
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I very much look foward to the day when I get to see it all.
My Biology teacher went to Rome a few weeks ago and spent the whole lesson boasting about when he saw the Pope.
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8549176320abc
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Does anyone who has been to Rome remember the Bridge of Angels being for padestrians only? I may be geting confused but I do not rememer it being so when I went.
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Governments offer us safety for our freedom. It is by seeing this safety as false that we are freed.
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AbbySinead
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Wow, breathtaking, and considering I just finished "A&D", I am in shock and feel like I am seeing the words written.
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Isabell
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I was in Rome back in 1989, As breaktaking as those photos are, you must see the city in person. You will be in heaven
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Michelangelo
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Nice pictures illuminator.
I am probably going to italy next year and i am hoping to stay in a town 100 miles from Rome, 100 miles from florence and 100 miles from pisa so i hope to see loads of stuff like the sistine chapel and to other churches on the path of illumination, the virgin mary by Michelangelo, statue of pisa, loads of art etc.
And that tour website has helped me greatly.
So I thank you 
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EnlightenedOne
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Got some nice pictures in there i must say... as for me i've known about the path before this book came out. it's a long story but w/e not gonna waste ur time with my rambling, nice pics  musta been fun.
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Michelangelo
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tell us believe me i dont think it will fetch a post as long as some ppls
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SeraphicRadiance
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Nice pictures.
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sweetsophie13
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Those are wonderful - what a neat experience. I want to do that! Thanks for posting them. :-)
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MsVetra
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Having been to Rome a few times, visualising this book was for me, fairly simple.
What made me laugh, though, was the scene where Robert Langdon meets the Hassassin in Piazza Navona (Water). If you had been to that magnificent piazza, you'd remember it as a very vibrant place, with floods of tourists, charming cafes and restaurants 'al fresco' (especially popular at night).
I know that in the book - at that point - everyone seems to be in Piazza S. Pietro (S. Peter's square), but still... This image of a deserted Piazza Navona, where a naked, chained,chest-branded cardinal is thrown into one of the massive fountains and all that follows, is the most difficult part of the book for me to accept!
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MsVetra
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And while we're at it: does anyone share my unease when coming across the most prominent victims of Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code? WHY ARE THEY ALL NAKED? No disrespect, but all these men are *old* (Sauniere, Vetra, the 4 cardinals) and the thought of their bareness is not (for me) one of the most thrilling points - not something I *really* want to picture in my mind!
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Remarkable
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Quote:
MsVetra said:
And while we're at it: does anyone share my unease when coming across the most prominent victims of Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code? WHY ARE THEY ALL NAKED? No disrespect, but all these men are *old* (Sauniere, Vetra, the 4 cardinals) and the thought of their bareness is not (for me) one of the most thrilling points - not something I *really* want to picture in my mind!
Well, try to imagine all the men have the body of Ricky Martin. Perhaps that will make you feel better?
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MsVetra
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Quote:
Remarkable said:
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MsVetra said:
And while we're at it: does anyone share my unease when coming across the most prominent victims of Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code? WHY ARE THEY ALL NAKED? No disrespect, but all these men are *old* (Sauniere, Vetra, the 4 cardinals) and the thought of their bareness is not (for me) one of the most thrilling points - not something I *really* want to picture in my mind!
Well, try to imagine all the men have the body of Ricky Martin. Perhaps that will make you feel better?
LOL! Good try but I'm afraid I already associate the image of the gorgeous Ricky Martin with some other kind of 'picture' that *cough* you (I seem to remember) described to me!
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Salias
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I wouldn't like a pic of that in my head eather 
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Carmen369
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Wow.. thanks for giving such a valuable information. I'm planning to follow the path when i'm going to Italy but it sounds like impossible for me since i never been to italy before and i'm not good in the direction.
I'll try to join the tour.. anyway,, thanks.. Italy.. here i come in year 2007!!
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shuya
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very nice, thanks!
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MUFC_illuminati
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I was in Rome this past summer and I'm so frustrated now, because I just started reading A&D. It just burns me to know that I probably walked right past a couple of these places and didn't even know.  And to think I spent 2 days at the collosseum, thinking that was the coolest thing in Rome. DAMMIT!
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MsVetra
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Nevermind, MUFC_illuminati. The Colosseum is just as good: persecutions, violence, blood, evil figures, power-games. Not so different from the A&D plot - after all!
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Remarkable
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And, to your list, in the next book I'm guessing we might be able to add: alcohol, betrayal and lust.
We are talking about the Masons, after all...
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MsVetra
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Quote:
Remarkable said:
And, to your list, in the next book I'm guessing we might be able to add: alcohol, betrayal and lust.
We are talking about the Masons, after all...
That's right, the Masons, not Desperate Hosewives, sweetie... ;-)
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MUFC_illuminati
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I know, the collosseum rocks, but I wish I had known about the path as well. Oh yeah, the masons are cool, so don't diss... or they'll find you.
Edited by MUFC_illuminati (01/22/06 05:25 AM)
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Silas
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I pretty much envy you...I want to go on the path so bad. The pics are enough until i grow up though:-D
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MsVetra
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Whenever you manage to go, Silas, I promise you that you will not be disappointed, apart from the Path of Illuminati, Rome is such an enchanting city...
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jaffa
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WOW! Congratulations on following the path... After reading A&D I myself wanted to follow the path.
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SeraphicRadiance
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I just got back from Rome today, and I too followed the path:
http://photos-266.facebook.com/ip006/v34/70/106/1382610150/n1382610150_30013266_9743.jpg
http://photos-267.facebook.com/ip006/v34/70/106/1382610150/n1382610150_30013267_7071.jpg
http://photos-268.facebook.com/ip006/v34/70/106/1382610150/n1382610150_30013268_1738.jpg
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http://photos-271.facebook.com/ip006/v34/70/106/1382610150/n1382610150_30013271_2456.jpg
I must say, Santa Maria della Vittoria was simply breathtaking.
Edited by SeraphicRadiance (07/10/06 11:56 AM)
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Lady_Of_The_Wood
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To look at these pictures puts a different spin on everything, and after eading the book you can really pic out everything that was described, the detail is amazing
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TAK666
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i had no idea the path really exsisted, wow, AWESOME!!
i just finished the book and im crazy about the path and the illuminati. i wanna go the path so bad!
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