Month: August 2009
A couple weekends ago, Chris, Karen, Josh and I drove down to visit our cousin Kevin and his family in NY. They live near Hyde Park so we…
I think this is the first image of myself on the blog (and possibly the last?). That’s me on the left, with my sister-in-law, Karen and my brother,…
Our trip home from Italy was frustrating, exhausting and very time consuming to say the least. The short story: We were supposed to have left Rome at 2pm…
Yesterday I mentioned how we walked from the Appian Way back to Rome. Well, that was just a few hours of one day. The eight days we toured…
After the viewing the catacombs we headed back to Rome. Instead of taking the bus back we decided to walk. It ended up being about a 6 mile…
Our original goal was to go to the Appian Way so we could see the catacombs. I didn’t realize how beautiful the walk down the Appian Way would…
After lunch we headed up the Appia Way towards the catacombs. Before getting to the catacombs we passed the Circus of Maxentius. The Circus of Maxentius is the…
I had never heard of the Appian Way and was pleasantly surprised at how beautiful it was to walk it. Not only were there bikers on the road…
I’m not positive but I think this excavation was at Capo Di Bove along the Appian Way. After we had visited the Spanish Steps we took the subway…
“The central figure of the fountain, in front of a large niche, is Neptune, god of the sea. He is riding a chariot in the shape of a…
Here we have the most impressive fountain that I saw in Rome. The Trevi Fountain is an amazing piece of architecture. As you are walking through the narrow…
I loved that there was an orange building behind this fountain. It made for a perfect background! Again I love the detail in these statues and the fact…
This is the third fountain found in Piazza Novona. Fontana di Nettuno (The Fountain of Neptune), was originally called the Calderai, because of its close proximity to the…
Here we have a few close up shots of Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of Four Rivers). The detail to these statues are so impressive, and while hard…
There are three fountains located in the Piazza Navona, Fontana del Moro (yesterday’s photo), Fontana di Nettuno and Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, which are fed by the Aqua…
The Fontana del Moro is found in Rome’s Piazza Navona. Piazza Novona is the most famous baroque square in Rome, built on the site of the ancient athletic…
Here we have the number one image that most people picked to have entered into the contest. It’s funny that this was so well liked when for me…
Here we have the second most popular pick from those I polled and one that I entered into the contest. This was one of my top picks. I…
Our meeting place for the photo walk was in the financial district right outside this Brueggers bagel shop. While we were waiting this backhoe and two other men…
This image was the fourth highest picked by the folks I tallied for an entry photo in Scott Kelby’s Second Annual Worldwide Photo Walk. It’s very similar to…
I’m going to take another break from the Rome travel photos. I ended up going out to Saquish for the weekend and didn’t have time to process any…
Jamie
"Thank you. Mayflower House has a beautiful flower garden. "
Kathy
"I just love your flowers! "
Jamie
"Yes, it was at Nelson Park. An event they have once a year ..."
Michelle
"So pretty. I love how the American flag is highlighted by the snow. "
Michelle
"She is so sweet. It makes you think twice about eating hot dogs! "