Rome
Rome Arrival - Fiumicino Airport We were going to take the Leonardo Express train(pictured) into the Rome Termini train station but we arranged for a shuttle bus instead.
Santa Maria della Vittoria Once we settle in our hotel, we walk to this chapel. This chapel is sort of famous because it was mentioned in the Dan Brown novel - Angels and Demon and it houses the infamous Bernini sculpture, Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
Santa Maria della Vittoria Ceiling and altar. The ceiling are adorned with numerous marble scupltures of angels
Santa Maria della Vittoria Ceiling and altar. The ceiling are adorned with numerous marble scupltures of angels
Piazza Della Repubblica Hana with the first of many gelatos.
The Vatican Museum
The Vatican Museum
The Vatican Museum Hana with friends
The Vatican Museum
The Vatican Museum
The Vatican Museum
The Vatican Museum Outside garden
The Vatican Museum Outside garden with the dome of St. Peter in the background
The Vatican Museum Outside garden with the dome of St. Peter in the background
The Vatican Museum
The Vatican Museum
The Vatican Museum
The Vatican Museum Perseus and Medusa...or what’s left of her
The Vatican Museum
The Vatican Museum Inner atrium
The Vatican Museum
The Vatican Museum
The Vatican Museum
The Vatican Museum
The Vatican Museum
The Vatican Museum Michelangelo’s designed spiral staircase
The Vatican Museum
Saint Peter Basilica Interior with Bernini’s Baldacchino Altar
Saint Peter Basilica These marble angels sculptures look to be larger than Hana
Saint Peter Basilica Michelangelo’s Pietå
Saint Peter Basilica The bronze statue of Saint Peter holding the keys of heaven
Saint Peter Basilica Dome
Saint Peter Basilica Bernini’s Cathedra Petri and Gloria in the background
Saint Peter Basilica
Saint Peter Basilica Statue of Saint Andrew
Saint Peter Basilica
Saint Peter Basilica Tome of Pope Alexander
Saint Peter Basilica Exterior overlooking the square
Saint Peter Basilica It is commented by most travelers that the early Romans brought clean drinkable ground water via the aqueducts into Rome. It is accessible by it’s many water fountains-both old and new. I didn’t realize just how clean and refreshing the water was. Just bring a water bottle!
Saint Peter Basilica Swiss guards. Uniform designed by Michelangelo. He screwed up this one time.
Ponte Sant’Angelo - The Bridge of Angels The bridge is lined on both side with huge statues of angels each holding a relic of Christ’s cruxifiction.
Ponte Sant’Angelo - The Bridge of Angels
Castel Sant’Angelo
Pantheon
The Spanish Steps
The Spanish Steps
The Spanish Steps It was freaking sunny and hot. We were baking
Piazza Navona - Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi The Four Rivers Fountain.
Colosseum
Colosseum Did I mentioned that it was freaking sunny and hot?
Palatine Hill - The Arch of Constantine
The Galleria Borghese Beside the Vatican Museum, this is the other place in Rome where they keep all the good stuff.
The Galleria Borghese Pluto and Proserpina
The Galleria Borghese Apollo and Daphne
The Galleria Borghese Apollo and Daphne
The Galleria Borghese
The Galleria Borghese
The Galleria Borghese Bernini’s David
The Galleria Borghese Antonio CanovePauline Bonaparte. This is a real piece of work
The Galleria Borghese Villa Borghese
Villa Borghese
Villa Borghese
The Villa Borghese Believe you me, these contraption are not as fun as it looks when you are the one that does the pedalling.
Rome’s Subway
Rome’s Subway