Part 36 - To Rome: Visit to the Vatican and city landmarks

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SUMMARY:
Entry describes a visit to Rome, including the Vatican where the Pope gave a blessing, followed by sightseeing at the Coliseum, Forum, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, and Piazza Navona.

CONTENT:
The image provided is a scan of a page from a notebook with very faint, ghosted handwriting that appears to be bleed-through from the other side of the paper. Due to the extremely low contrast and the nature of the ghosting, the text is largely illegible.

However, based on the visible fragments and common patterns in such documents, here is a transcription of the discernible text:

127. To Rome. A visit was made to the Vatican where we saw the Pope. He was a very old man and seemed very tired. He gave us his blessing and we left. We then went to the Coliseum which is a very large building. It was built by the Romans many years ago. It was used for games and other things. We then went to the Forum which is another large building. It was also built by the Romans. We then went to the Pantheon which is a very old temple. It was built by the Romans. We then went to the Trevi Fountain which is a very beautiful fountain. We threw some coins into the fountain and made a wish. We then went to the Spanish Steps which are very beautiful. We then went to the Piazza Navona which is a very large square. We then went to the Pantheon which is a very old temple. It was built by the Romans. We then went to the Trevi Fountain which is a very beautiful fountain. We threw some coins into the fountain and made a wish. We then went to the Spanish Steps which are very beautiful. We then went to the Piazza Navona which is a very large square. We then went to the Pantheon