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Ciao Venice!

Art went to Venice! After touring the Piazza San Marco and the basilica, he decided to see the view across the lagoon. Pictured in the background is the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore. Designed by Andrea Palladio, this Renaissance building can be seen gleaming across the water. Art planned on crossing the lagoon via gondola to visit the church until it started raining, so he settled for a coffee in a cafe instead!

Caption/Photo: Charlie Sigur ‘18, University of Dallas Career Development Student Assistant

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Home Sweet Rome!

It's already getting warmer in Rome and Art decided to spend some time inside the Villa Farnesina! Located in the beautiful Trastevere district of Rome, this Renaissance Villa was built in the 16th Century for a banker named Agostino Chigi. The house is filled with frescos done by Raphael, Il Sodomo, and several other famous artists. Art's favorite room was the Hall of the Perspective Views which was designed by Baldassarre Peruzzi in 1519. Caption/Photo: Charlie Sigur ‘18, University of Dallas Career Development Student Assistant

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Greetings from London! 

After minding the gap exiting the tube in London, Art emerged from Westminster Station to behold a wonderful view of Elizabeth Tower at nighttime. Inside the clock tower is a bell known as Big Ben whose chimes can be heard within a five mile radius! Caption/Photo: Paulina Martin ‘17, @University of Dallas Career Development Photographer

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Greetings from Ireland! 

Art was really living life on the edge when he paid a visit to the Cliffs of Moher. Are you even a UD student if you don't make a pilgrimage to the Cliffs? Located at the southwestern side of the Burren region in County Clare, Ireland, the Cliffs of Moher can reach a maximum height of 700 feet. This means if you take an unnecessary risk, you could experience a 7 second long plunge into the Atlantic Ocean! Caption/Photo: Paulina Martin ‘17, @University of Dallas Career Development Photographer

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Happy #TravelTuesday! Art is hitting the books extra hard this week before leaving to Greece for ten days! Stay tuned for more to come from Greece!

Caption/Photo: Paulina Martin ‘17, @University of Dallas Career Development Photographer 

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This week Art wanted to check out life in Southern Italy and spent a day in Palermo Sicily! After buying a few cannoli at a local pasticceria, he spent the afternoon at the Villa Giulia near the beach! Art loved all of the orange trees and the Roman Structures that decorate the park. 

Caption/Photo: Charlie Sigur '18, University of Dallas Career Development Student Assistant

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Art decided to explore the original streets of the Roman town Ostia. Located at the point where the Tiber flows into the Mediterranean, Ostia was Rome's great seaport throughout antiquity. Often called Ostia Antica, this vast archaeological site contains many well-preserved private homes as well as many examples of ancient civic and religious buildings. Art decided to spend the afternoon like any good Roman... at the Amphitheater! Caption/Photo: Charlie Sigur'18, University of Dallas Career Development Student Assistant in Ostia Antica. 

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Happy #GroundhogDay and #TravelTuesdayUniversity of Dallas! Art spent a calm outside of Rome at the Abbazia delle Tre Fontane (Abbey of the Three Fountains). The abbey gets its name from a legend about St. Paul's martyrdom during Nero's reign. According to the legend, when Paul was beheaded, His head hit the earth in three different places, causing three fountains to spring forth. Art enjoyed seeing the mosaics inside of the chiesa di Santa Maria Scala Coeli (the outside pictured in the background). Caption/Photo: Charlie Sigur '18, University of Dallas Career Development Student Assistant