Month: July 2009

Pantheon Fountain: Smile

Last shot of the Pantheon (for now anyway) and maybe the beginning of lots of fountain shots. There were plenty of fountains to see in Rome. It was…

Inside the Pantheon

From looking at the outside of the Pantheon I sure wouldn’t have guessed it was this extravagant on the inside. It looked as if it was built only…

The Pantheon

The hotel we stayed at in Rome was in a perfect location. We were literally right behind the Pantheon. If I was at all confused about where the…

Artist at Campo de Fiori

Here we have another artist. Chris, Karen and I decided to go to dinner one night in Piazza Campa d. Fiori. As we were walking around the plazza…

Spanish Steps Artist

I mentioned in last week’s photo of the Spanish Steps that when you made it to the top of the steps they had a lot of artists drawing…

The Spanish Steps

Another view of the Spanish Steps. As you can see the flowers were very pretty. When you reached the top of the steps there were a bunch of…

Piazza di Spagna

The Spanish Steps was probably the most crowded place we went. It’s amazing how many people come here. Like everyone else we had to make our way up…

The Arch of Constantine

This phot was taken while I was standing upstairs in the Colosseum. In the foreground is the Arch of Constantine and in the back right corner you can…

The Colosseum

Inside or outside this structure is jaw dropping impressive. “The Coliseum is one of the most imposing ancient structures. Imagine it all white, completely covered in splendid travertine…

Flavian Amphitheater (Roman Colosseum)

I know I keep saying this but here’s another place that was huge. The colosseum by far was the most massive structure we saw! If you look closely…

Twilight Time

On our last night in Rome (or what I thought was our last night- our flight was cancelled and rebooked for the next day) I went out to…

Hippodrome/Stadium of Domitian

I could have sworn I took a bunch of photos of this to create a pano but this was all I had on my computer. Not that there…

Temple of Saturn

“The Temple of Saturn is the oldest temple in the forum, consecrated c. 498 B.C., and built earlier, during the period of the kings of Rome. It was…

Arch of Titus

Okay, I’ve said it over and over but holy cow, look how enormous they build their structures! I’m suprised there weren’t any other people (besides Chris and Karen)…

On our way to the Forum

Our first full day in Rome consisted of going to the Forum, the Colosseum and the Pantheon. As well as churches we passed along the way and a…

Palazzo Senatorio

This is another section of the Piazza del Campidoglio. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post I was just amazed by the beauty and the intricacy of these statues….

Piazza del Campidoglio

Piazza del Campidoglio was only a 10 minute walk (at most) from where we were staying. I passed by it often and was awed by the magnificient statues….

Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli (St. Peter in Chains)

“The basilica was first built in the middle of the 5th century to house the relic of the chains that bound Saint Peter while imprisoned in Jerusalem. According…

Fountains at Piazza del Popolo

I admit I may have added a little vibrancy that deepened the blue but I really didn’t need to. The weather was absolutely gorgeous when we were in…

Independence Day: Weekend Festivities

We interrupt this week of Rome images with a special selection of photos from the 4th of July weekend. After weeks and weeks of rainy days we were…

Piazza del Popolo

We did a lot of walking in Rome (as we had done in southern Italy). Basically, we just got up in the morning, ate breakfast and then headed…

Crypta Balbi

We picked a good week in April to be in Italy. It just happened to be Culture Week, where the objective is to increase cultural knowledge and the…

Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II

While it’s quite the architectural masterpiece this building is extremely ostentatious. Although, it was a good landmark to help me find my way around. You could see the…