Rome-- last day

The real Pieta, seen at World's Fair 1964 in Flushing and in 2007 in Rome

St Peter's and the bridge over the Tiber.

Swiss Guard

Detail from Raphael's School of Athens

St Peter in St Peter's Square

Detail from floor of St Peter's

Altar of St Ignatius Loyola in Gesu Church, first Jesuit Church in Rome

Rome-Sunday

Sunday was quiet, with mass in a Michelangelo church that was once the Baths of Diocetian, lunch in a Sardinian trattoria, a walk in the park and a few hours at the Villa Borghese.

Men playing bocce in the park on Sunday

Rome has palm trees.

....and motorini (scooters).

Florence

I took a one day trip to Florence, spending 10 hectic hours there, sandwiched between two
90-minute train rides from/to Rome.

I think Caitlin had a better idea.
A dome and bell tower, neither of which I climbed

Bridges, none of which I crossed

Detail from Michelangelo's Pieta. Not the one I saw at the '64 World's Fair in Queens. I paid 8 euros to see the wrong one but I did get a picture and the satisfaction of annoying yet another guard.

A candle for Elly and another one for Aunt Eileen at the Dome church

The leader so far in the tourist self portrait competition.

Roman Sculpture

Bernini's Ecstacy of St Theresa

Michelangelo's Moses

Trevi Fountain

Bernini's Fountain at Piazza Navona

Roman Food

Nerbone's At Central Market in Florence

Rigatoni Ragu at Mario's Florence

Veal Breast at Mario's

Tripe at Central Market Florence

Salamis in Central Market

Veal Saltimbocca

Antipasto

Bucatini Amatriciana

Wine and water

Roman pizza, sold by weight, at lunch

Gelato from San Crispino, hazelnut, honey and pear

If it is Thursday, it must be gnocchi. Here gnocchi pomodoro, with basil leaf from

Armando del Pantheon

Pizza at night from Est,Est, Est, the Ricci pizzeria. Sausage.
Served uncut. Neapolitan Great crust.
Roman artichokes at market

Rome Tourists

One of the many tour groups wearing colored hats;
One of the very few such groups averaging more than 12 years of age.

At St Peter's Square

At Palazzo Barberini

At Spanish Steps

In Roman Forum

Sketching Bernini in Santa Maria Victoria

Rome day one

Romulus and Remus

Caesar

Bernini's Medusa

Big Foot

Michelangelo's Capoline Plaza

Rome day three

The world traveller

Colosseum early in the morning
Inside

The Forum

A temple in the Forum

Day Two Rome

Spanish Steps in Spring

Piazza del Popolo

Palazzo Barberini
Named after Vinnie.

Famous Painting: famous because I got yelled at for photographing it


Nonna at Campo Fiori market