Rome and the Vatican City


Remains of the Great Roman Empire

The Colosseum, in all it's glory Colosseum left, Temple Ruins center right Could be the Circus Maximus... The Pantheon and an Egyptian obelisk The Pantheon, front and center An old Roman Aqueduct


The Streets of Rome

Looking out the front door of the hotel Yup - really bad traffic


In The Gardens of Rome

Museum in the middle of the garden, I think


Glorious Fountains

The magnificent Trevi Fountain This thing is HUGE! You just walk down these random side streets and BOOM! Fountain! The top piece of the Trevi Fountain Busy square... could I get any further away from the fountain? Ahh, getting closer... There it is!


The Great Cathedrals of Rome

Go Death! Hehe - cool. The Chains of Peter Michelangelo's Moses - he looks peeved Anne and her mom in front of Moses Moses and Pals Another shot of the chains The Artifacts Church The Artifacts Bits of the original cross The original head piece of cross, which is how we know it was his Part of the whip, I think A Roman Soldier, guarding the church An original Roman brass door Big pointy bit, out the front of the church


The Vatican City

On the wall of the Vatican City Inside the wall Big... brass... ball... St. Peter's Basilica, the largest church in the world The angry statue, in St. Peter's Basilica By Michelangelo - not sure why it's so blurry... The isn't a painting, it's a mosaic!! Really, it is! I wouldn't lie to you. The front of the Basilica, and the center of the square Lots of statues guard the entrance Where the Pope lives! He addresses the square from there, too Fountain in the Square (the other one was broken) Final shot of the front before we left


Misc. Bits

Airport in Rome. Very first picture. Our hotel room in Rome. Would have been better had I taken more of these.




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