Click on an image to expand for best view.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ALL roads in Rome eventually lead to the Victor Emmanuel Monument |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
While searching for the Pantheon, we discovered this - no explanation, but magnificent nonetheless |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
aaaaah! the Pantheon - simply stunning! |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
inside the Pantheon - the Italians go about their restoration in a very methodical fashion |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ancient and modern Rome in harmony - a hot air balloon floats serenely over the Forum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
a VERY impressed Aussie tourist inspecting the Forum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The truly magnificent Forum viewed from the Palatine Hill |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
%20was%20off-limits%20that%20day%20at%20the%20Colosseum.jpg "for no discernable reason, the walkway (purpose-built for tourists) was off-limits that day at the Colosseum")
|
|
|
|
for no discernable reason, the walkway (purpose-built for tourists) was off-limits that day at the Colosseum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
a contemplative Bear moment at the Colosseum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
a rare shot of the glorious Trevi Fountain WITHOUT a single tourist in frame! |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
serene enclosed square at the Vatican Museum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
a rare Bear perspective on the Vatican Museum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Just ONE of the fabulous animal sculptures housed in the Vatican Museum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
.jpg "Never let it be said that this girl does not appreciate ART! (discovered at the Vatican Museum)")
|
|
|
|
Never let it be said that this girl does not appreciate ART! (discovered at the Vatican Museum) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The glorious ceiling of the Map Room at the Vatican Museum |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
.jpg "an illicit shot of the Sistine Chapel (hence the poor quality)")
|
|
|
|
an illicit shot of the Sistine Chapel (hence the poor quality) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
a Bear at Head Office aka St Peter's Basilica |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
exterior of St Peter's-all in readiness for Sunday Mass |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
a portion of the STUNNING Fountain of the Four Rivers in the Piazza Navona |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Ponte Sant Angelo survives from 134AD & leads to Hadrian's mausoleum near the Vatican |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interior of church of Sant' Agnesi fuori la Muira built in the 7th Century AD over the remains of 13 year-old |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Barrel-vaulted ceiling Santa Costanza containing the earliest surviving Christian mosaics |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Replica of the sarcophagus of Santa Costanza inside the circular church |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12th Century basilica of San Clemente built over a 4th century church & Roman temple to Mithras |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Italians venture onto the roads - with the craziest drivers in the world - in THIS! |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The delightful Roman version of a corner store, complete with wine |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Haute couture, Roman Chinese style, just near our hotel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Courtyard of the Hotel Moscatello which it shares with several apartments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
%20of%20the%20existance%20of%20the%20Hotel%20Moscatelllo,%20our%20home%20in%20Rome.jpg "The only indication (at street level) of the existance of the Hotel Moscatelllo, our home in Rome")
|
|
|
|
The only indication (at street level) of the existance of the Hotel Moscatelllo, our home in Rome |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
%20was%20off-limits%20that%20day%20at%20the%20Colosseum.jpg "for no discernable reason, the walkway (purpose-built for tourists) was off-limits that day at the Colosseum")
.jpg "Never let it be said that this girl does not appreciate ART! (discovered at the Vatican Museum)")
.jpg "an illicit shot of the Sistine Chapel (hence the poor quality)")
%20of%20the%20existance%20of%20the%20Hotel%20Moscatelllo,%20our%20home%20in%20Rome.jpg "The only indication (at street level) of the existance of the Hotel Moscatelllo, our home in Rome")