- Fountain in Piazza Navona
- Bernini's 'Elefantino', Piazza della Minerva
- Bernini's 'Elefantino', Piazza della Minerva; the Pantheon is in the background
- The Pantheon
- Inside the Pantheon
- Inside the Pantheon
- Trevi fountain
- Trevi fountain
- Spanish steps
- The crowds at the Vatican awaiting the Pope's weekly address
- The top of St. Peter's Basilica
- Close up of statues of Jesus and the apostles on the top of St. Peter's Basilica
- Papa! (the crowds cheering for Pope John Paul II as he enters for his weekly address)
- Pope John Paul II
- Pope John Paul II
- Again Pope John Paul II
- Pope John Paul II
- Recently discovered ruins, unearthed while trying to lay more tracks for the city's rail service
- Glenda in front of recently unearthed ruins
- IL Gesu, the principal Jesuit church of Rome
- Vittoria Emanuele II Monument (Italy was first united under his rule)
- Vittorio Emanuele II Monument
- View from the top of Vittorio Emanuele II Monument
- Another view from the top of Vittorio Emnuele II Monument
- Ceiling adornments at the Vittorio Emanuele II Monument
- View from top of Vittorio Emanuele II Monument, the Colosseum is in the background
- Columns at Vittorio Emanuele II Monument
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, guarded daily by members of the armed forces at Vittorio Emanuele II Monument
- Fountain in front of Vittorio Emanuele II Monument
- Entrance to the Amphitheatrum Flavium or to you and I, the Colosseum
- Looking down under the floor of the Colosseum with once side of the Colosseum in the background
- The tunnels and holding rooms for gladiators and exotic animals under the main floor of the Colosseum
- Another view of the area under the floor of the Colosseum
- The stands of the Colosseum
- Ruins of the stands of the Colosseum
- Another view of the tunnels underneath the main arena floor of the Colosseum
- Gladiator in training
- Another view of the narrow tunnels underneath the Colosseum
- Stairs that lead peasants to their seats on the higher levels of the Colosseum
- Internal wall of the Colosseum
- Inside the Colosseum
- Just inside the entrance of the Colosseum
- Inside the Colosseum
- The herringbone pattern of brick laying on the floor of the Colosseum
- Stacking of stones and bricks that made up the Colosseum
- Arch of Constantine (view from the Colosseum)
- Arch of Constantine (view from the Colosseum)
- Inside the Colosseum, foreground if the half reconstructed floor with a view of tunnels underneath
- View of the arena floor--it was entirely covered back in the day, now it has a bridge for tourists and a view of the tunnels underneath
- The second level inside the Colosseum
- The happy couple enjoying the Colosseum
- Hard to see but there's a lizard on the bricks, 3rd from the right on the floor of the Colosseum
- Looking up from the Colosseum floor
- A view of the top of the Colosseum from the outside
- Outside the Colosseum
- The Colosseum
- Ruined section of the outside of the Colosseum
- Yes we enjoyed the Colosseum
- Still the Colosseum
- Did we mention we went to the Colosseum?
- The Arch of Constantine
- Part of Palantine Hill
- The Colosseum
- The Colosseum
- Attempt at an artsy shot of the archs of the Colosseum
- You guessed it
- Piazza San Pietro (courtyard of St. Peter's Basilica)
- St. Peter's Basilica
- Bernini's colonnade leading you to St. Peter's Basilica
- More of the colonnade leading to St. Peter's; the statues are all of Catholic saints
- The opposite side of the Piazza with more of Bernini's columns leading to the basilica
- The courtyard of St. Peter's Basilica
- Glenda loves Bernini's columns
- We approach the colonnade to lead us to St. Peter's Basilica
- Inside the colonnade
- Bernini's columns
- View of the inside of St. Peter's Basilica from the Cupola
- A ceiling portion of the Cupola of St. Peter's
- View of ceiling frescos of St. Peter's from the cupola
- More ceiling views of St. Peter's from inside the cupola
- Ceiling view inside St. Peter's
- The decorated dome of St. Peter's from the inside
- St. Peter's chair, view from the dome inside St. Peter's Basilica
- Blurred close up of St. Peter's chair inside the Basilica
- More ceiling artwork
- View of Vatican City from the roof of St. Peter's Basilica
- Another view of Vatican city from the top of St. Peter's Basilica
- View of the courtyard and colonnade of St. Peter's from the top of the Basilica
- View of Vatican City (foreground) and Rome (background) from the top of St. Peter's Basilica
- Another view of the courtyard from the top of St. Peter's
- Papal Gardens
- Our happy traveler with Rome as a backdrop
- Another happy traveler trying not to get blown off the top of St. Peter's Basilica
- Papal buildings behind St. Peter's Basilica
- The dome of St. Peter's Basilica
- The dome of St. Peter's Basilica
- View of the back of the statues (Jesus and his apostles) that sit atop the entrance of St. Peter's Basilica
- Michelangelo's famous 'Pieta' (a marble statue of Mary holding the body of Christ) inside the basilica
- Michelangelo's 'Pieta'
- Blurred ceiling view inside the Basilica
- Artwork inside the ceiling dome from the floor of the Basilica
- Ceiling view of the Basilica
- Bronze statue of St. Peter inside the Basilica
- Central view of inside the Basilica with the Baldacchino (another work by Bernini) over the marble central altar reserved for the Pope's use
- The top of Bernini's 'Baldacchino' in the center of St. Peter's Basilica
- The marble altar at the center of the Basilica, reserved for the Pope's use (St. Peter's chair is in the background)
- The very top of Bernini's 'Baldacchino'
- The dark column legs of the 'Baldacchino'
- The artwork inside the central dome of St. Peter's Basilica
- Another view of Bernini's 'Baldacchino' in the center of the Basilica
- Glenda at the base of the column and the central marble altar
- Scott in front of Bernini's 'The Tribune' (St. Peter's chair)
- Ceiling artwork of the Basilica
- Wall artwork and sculptures inside St. Peter's Basilica
- The cross atop Bernini's 'Baldacchino'
- Tomb of St. Peter
- View from just inside the Basilica doors
- More dome artwork from inside the Basilica
- Artwork (and the sun shining in) inside a dome taken from inside the Basilica
- Another view of the inside of a dome of St. Peter's Basilica
- Artwork of Moses on an archway inside the Basilica
- Mummified body of Pope Pius X
- Let the sun shine in
- A Swiss guard; one of the many Swiss guards that protect the Vatican
- Outside St. Peter's Basilica
- Outside St. Peter's Basilica
- Swiss guards of the Vatican
- Arch of Titus at the Roman Forum
- Arch of Titus, Roman Forum
- Arch of Titus, Roman Forum
- Column made of purple marble, Roman Forum
- Temple of Romulus, Roman Forum
- Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, Roman Forum
- The Curia (meeting place of the Roman senators with Basilica Aemilia on the left), Roman Forum
- House of the Vestal Virgins, Roman Forum
- Temple of the Deified Julius (where Caesar's body was cremated), Roman Forum
- Another view of the House of the Vestal Virgins, Roman Forum
- Another view of the Temple of Anoninus and Faustina, Roman Forum
- Remains of Basilica Julia, Roman Forum
- Basilica Julia, Roman Forum
- Artsy shot of decorative marble at the Roman Forum
- Temple of Saturn, Roman Forum
- Close up of the Arch of Septimius Severus, Roman Forum
- Part of the Arch of Septimius Severus; the emperor Severus's son Caracalla was successor to the throne and proceeded to kill his brother Geta whose image was removed from this portion of the Arch by Caracalla
- Marble floor of the Curia, meeting place for the senators, Roman Forum
- Another look at the Arch of Titus, Roman Forum
- Another look at the Temple of Romulus, Roman Forum
- Palantine Hill (site of the first walls and houses of Rome)
- Palantine Hill
- Ruins along Palantine Hill
- Ruins
- More ruins along route to the Baths of Caracalla
- Baths of Caracalla
- Ruins of the Baths of Caracalla
- Baths of Caracalla
- Remains of the Baths of Caracalla
- Ruins of the Baths of Caracalla
- Baths of Caracalla
- Remaining floor mosaic inside the ruins of the Baths of Caracalla
- Floor tile mosaic of the Baths of Caracalla
- Remnant artwork on the walls inside the Baths of Caracalla
- Inside walls of the ruins of the Baths of Caracalla
- Artwork and other remnants inside the ruins of the Baths of Caracalla
- Closeup of floor decoration inside the ruins of the Baths of Caracalla
- Closeup of floor work
- More ruins
- Ruins of the baths of Caracalla
- Inside walls of the Baths of Caracalla
- Loads of cool arches inside the Baths of Caracalla
- Did I mention we like arches?
- Ruins of the Baths of Caracalla
- The Man himself
- History of the Baths of Caracalla
- More history
- And here ends the tour of the baths of Caracalla
- Or so you thought- the exit of the Baths of Caracalla
- Fountain in Piazza Navona
- Another fountain in Piazza Navona
- Fountain of Neptune, Piazza Navona
- Another look inside St. Peter's Basilica (did we mention we visited the Vatican 3 times?)
- Trevi Fountain
- Church of Sant'Andrea della Valle (one of the many spectacular churches in Rome)
- Closeup of the door of the Church of Sant'Andrea Della Valle
- The courtyard behind our hotel- our window faced this wall so we always wondered who Gina was
- One days bounty from the wonderful market around the corner from our hotel
- This is one of the maps in the "Map Room" in the Vatican Museum
- Wall fresco inside the Vatican Museums- we went to the Sistine Chapel of course but you're not allowed to take pictures in there
- Painting of Plato and Aristotle, Vatican Museums
- Closeup of Bernini's Tribune (St. Peter's Chair), St. Peter's Basilica
- Another view of St. Peter's chair
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