Showing posts with label Rome. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rome. Show all posts

Friday, December 2, 2011

The Forum -- and Everything Else We Saw

A panoramic pasted together by my daughter the photographer.
I wish I could make this bigger, it is truly amazing.

We are home and getting back in the swing of things.  I loved Rome, but was happy to walk the beach with my little dog on Wednesday morning, and to sleep in my own bed.  I brought home a nasty head cold and I am still waking up before 5 every morning, so I am pretty tired by dinner time.  Am thinking about dressing the house and yard up for Christmas.

A few pics of our trip --
How we started each day . . .  yummy cappucino

The Vatican



The restoration room


St. Peter's -- I love those Mediterranean pines





Bernini's Colonnade
The Pantheon



Clara Attacking a Roman Soldier (for a price, of course)

Campo de Fiori




 The Coliseum


 Every square foot of floor in the Vatican is a work of art . . .  and inspiration for a rug, perhaps?











 The entry of the 5-Star Hotel de Russie, where we had tea