The (naked) Pantheon (very old guy)
Bernini's Canopy in St. Peters (made from bronze stolen from the Pantheon)
More Bernini. Less religious, more naked river gods.
Brontosaurus Bread in the old Jewish Ghetto.
The Forum at night (with the help of an expertly bartered for tripod).
Colosseum on FIRE.
This is what the city looks like when it's NOT tourist season.
People were pouring out their waterbottles to drink from this water--cigarette butts and all. We never figured out why. Because our Mothers told us not to talk to crazy strangers.
St. Peter's
Taylor getting fancy with the camera at another Bernini fountain. This one had sea demons.
A Medici crest and golf ball sized rain drops from the dome of St. Peter's.
Wet T-shirt contest at Spring Break: Vatican.
View from the largest Cathedral Dome in the world.
Vatican city planning.
Mosaics inside the Dome. These are our reverent faces.
Hip at the Vatican.
In an old house in Rome that was covered in vines
lived twelve little girls in two straight lines.
And a boy named Dj, also.
The overambitious Romans drug these from Greece just to be mean.
This is St. Lawrence's church. He was martyred in 258 AD, burned to death on a grill. After cooking for some time he reportedly said "This side's done. Turn me over and try a bite." After being turned, he quickly suffocated. Later, he was made the patron saint of kitchens.
Great photos. Looks like you are having a great time. I wish I could go there someday.
ReplyDeleteWhy couln't you come here someday?
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