We took the first real train of the trip from Naples to Rome. It traveled 300 km/hr (180 mph). It was a smooth ride, but for some reason my ears kept popping, especially in tunnels. The Italian countryside is covered in orchards, hay and wheat fields and market vegetables beyond description.
Rome is clean, full of tourists and easy to get around in by bus. Jasmine is in bloom and fragrant. The roads are again cobblestone making bus rides extremely rough. The transit system must have a few individuals dedicated just to tightening loosened bolts. We are staying in Trastevere, the party district of Rome. The streets are busier at 2 in the morning than 2 in the afternoon. Thank goodness for ear plugs.
We've seen so much. I'll try a partial list: Vatican City, Vatican Museum, the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, Pantheon, Roman Forum, Roman Coliseum, St. Ignatius of Loyola Cathedral, Vittorio Emanuele Monument, Basilica of St. Mary of the Altar of Heaven, and the Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, Everywhere you turn are beautiful public sculptures and history beyond our attention spans' comprehensions. At this point in the trip, mention of a museum, palace, temple, cathedral, or mosque brings a moan. I don't blame them.
After all we have seen, St. Peter's Basilica and Michelangelo's frescos in the Sistine Chapel (sorry no photos allowed) were truly amazing. Rome is a special place.
The street our apartment is on in Trastevere
Vatican City Museum entrance
At the Vatican City Museum
An original pope mobile
The Pieta - a Michelangelo (age 20) sculpture depicting Jesus in the lap of his mother Mary
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica - this is a mosaic! If you can, zoom in to check out the detail
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Ignatius of Loyola Cathedral
Vittorio Emanuele Monument - celebrating the unification of Italy
Basilica of St. Mary of the Altar of Heaven
Water from the aqueduct
The ruins of the Roman Forum
The ruins of the Roman Forum
The Roman Coliseum
Walter at the Roman Coliseum
Zoe at the Roman Coliseum
The Roman Coliseum - there was false floor for releasing gladiators and beasts
The Roman Coliseum
Zoe at the Roman Coliseum
Ann-Kristin after a long day
Fontana del Acqua Paola at the end of the Acqua Paola aqueduct
View of Rome from the Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi
View of Rome from the Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi
Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi - one of the founding fathers of Italy
View of the Vatican from the Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi
A feast of prosciuttos (7 kinds) and cheese
Rome is clean, full of tourists and easy to get around in by bus. Jasmine is in bloom and fragrant. The roads are again cobblestone making bus rides extremely rough. The transit system must have a few individuals dedicated just to tightening loosened bolts. We are staying in Trastevere, the party district of Rome. The streets are busier at 2 in the morning than 2 in the afternoon. Thank goodness for ear plugs.
We've seen so much. I'll try a partial list: Vatican City, Vatican Museum, the Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, Pantheon, Roman Forum, Roman Coliseum, St. Ignatius of Loyola Cathedral, Vittorio Emanuele Monument, Basilica of St. Mary of the Altar of Heaven, and the Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi, Everywhere you turn are beautiful public sculptures and history beyond our attention spans' comprehensions. At this point in the trip, mention of a museum, palace, temple, cathedral, or mosque brings a moan. I don't blame them.
After all we have seen, St. Peter's Basilica and Michelangelo's frescos in the Sistine Chapel (sorry no photos allowed) were truly amazing. Rome is a special place.
The street our apartment is on in Trastevere
Vatican City Museum entrance
At the Vatican City Museum
An original pope mobile
The Pieta - a Michelangelo (age 20) sculpture depicting Jesus in the lap of his mother Mary
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica - this is a mosaic! If you can, zoom in to check out the detail
St. Peter's Basilica
The Pantheon
The Pantheon
The Pantheon
St. Ignatius of Loyola Cathedral
St. Ignatius of Loyola Cathedral
Vittorio Emanuele Monument - celebrating the unification of Italy
Basilica of St. Mary of the Altar of Heaven
Water from the aqueduct
The ruins of the Roman Forum
The ruins of the Roman Forum
The Roman Coliseum
Walter at the Roman Coliseum
Zoe at the Roman Coliseum
The Roman Coliseum - there was false floor for releasing gladiators and beasts
The Roman Coliseum
Zoe at the Roman Coliseum
Ann-Kristin after a long day
Fontana del Acqua Paola at the end of the Acqua Paola aqueduct
View of Rome from the Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi
View of Rome from the Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi
Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi - one of the founding fathers of Italy
View of the Vatican from the Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi
A feast of prosciuttos (7 kinds) and cheese
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