Tuesday, July 8, 2008

photos, photos...

A few more from Rome...










Monday, July 7, 2008

Ciao, Bella!

ROME was incredible.  Everything we saw was overwhelming and beautiful.  We stayed close to the Coliseum, and so the first night we decided to visit it (as well as the Arch of Constantine and the Trevi fountain) all lit up.  Lovely, of course!

Here are a few photos from the first day:


The next day we toured the Coliseum:  



Trevi Fountain:

A gladiator takes his lunch break!

Pantheon:

Caesar!

Ruins... ruins.. everywhere


St. Peter's Basilica:




We walked all 550 steps to the top of the dome.  From outside, you could see all of Rome!

The Catacombs:


And on our last day touring, we saw the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel:





I have a project to start working on and we are having a little get-together tonight at Khoi's, so I don't have much time for commentary.  But this is a start...I can't believe I fly back to California on Saturday!