P1010444.JPG — Kathy in our room at the Hotel Campo de Fiori
P1010446.JPG — The Moorish fountain at Piazza Navona
P1010448.JPG — Neptune fountain at Piazza Navona
P1010449.JPG — Detail of Neptune's fountain
P1010451.JPG — Kathy in Piazza Navona. The only meal we had that wasn't great.
P1010453.JPG — Pantheon ceiling
P1010454.JPG — Through the hole in the Pantheon ceiling
P1010458.JPG — Pantheon floor drain
P1010459.JPG — Elefantino
P1010463.JPG — The door of the Greand Hotel de le Minerve
P1010464.JPG — KAthy & Ben reflected in Papa Vestment store window
P1010466.JPG — Cool Atrium in a building
P1010468.JPG — Atrium is apparently "to the English Fashion"
P1010469.JPG — Fontana di Trevi
P1010472.JPG — Crowd at Fontana di Trevi
P1010473.JPG — Fontana di Trevi
P1010475.JPG — Fontana di Trevi
P1010480.JPG — Triton fountain
P1010483.JPG — Spanish Stairs
P1010487.JPG — Via Condotti. Louis Vuitton storefront.
P1010488.JPG — Up Via Condotti to Spanish Stairs
P1010489.JPG — Gryphon and "bubbles" on high
P1010491.JPG — Augustus' Mausoleum
P1010493.JPG — Fiume Tevere
P1010496.JPG — Ara Pacis
P1010498.JPG — Small Cathedral
P1010500.JPG — Palace of Justice
P1010510.JPG — Small street with vines crossing
P1010511.JPG — Sculpture and potted plants on a house
P1010512.JPG — From our hotel rooftop
P1010516.JPG — From our hotel rooftop
P1010517.JPG — from the roof From our hotel rooftop
P1010520.JPG — From our hotel rooftop - Campo di Fiore
P1010522.JPG — From our hotel rooftop
P1010524.JPG — Ben on our hotel rooftop
P1010525.JPG — From our hotel rooftop. The dome is the Pantheon.
P1010526.JPG — St. Peter's from our hotel rooftop
P1010528.JPG — From our hotel rooftop
P1010532.JPG — From our hotel rooftop
P1010534.JPG — From our hotel rooftop
P1010538.JPG — From our hotel rooftop
P1010541.JPG — Campo de Fiori market
P1010542.JPG — Campo de Fiori market
P1010543.JPG — Campo de Fiori market
P1010545.JPG — Portico d'Ottavia
P1010548.JPG — The synagogue
P1010552.JPG — Teatro di Marcello
P1010553.JPG — Teatro di Marcello
P1010554.JPG — Teatro di Marcello and synagogue
P1010555.JPG — Pine of Rome
P1010557.JPG — Foro Romano from Capitoline Hill
P1010559.JPG — Foro Romano from Capitoline Hill
P1010560.JPG — Foro Romano from Capitoline Hill
P1010570.JPG — SPQR splained
P1010572.JPG — Plants on Palatine hill
P1010575.JPG — Ben in the forum
P1010577.JPG — Antonino's temple
P1010578.JPG — House of Vestal Virgins
P1010583.JPG — Wisteria arbor in the forum
P1010585.JPG — Palatine hill
P1010586.JPG — Church tower near forum
P1010591.JPG — Titus arch
P1010622.JPG — Titus arch detail
P1010593.JPG — Colosseum
P1010594.JPG — Constantine's arch
P1010595.JPG — Colosseum
P1010597.JPG — Kathy with gladiators
P1010598.JPG — The Senator
P1010599.JPG — Ben with gladiator
P1010609.JPG — Colosseum with school group.
P1010610.JPG — Colosseum
P1010613.JPG — B&K at the Colosseum
P1010614.JPG — Colosseum. Original marble seats on left
P1010615.JPG — School tour at the Colosseums
P1010616.JPG — Colosseum
P1010621.JPG — Colosseum
P1010623.JPG — From Palatine hill
P1010626.JPG — Olive trees on Palatine hill
P1010627.JPG — Fresco in Palatine hill museum
P1010630.JPG — Flowering tree on Palatine hill
P1010631.JPG — Palatine hill
P1010632.JPG — Antonino columns
P1010635.JPG — Statue of Nero
P1010637.JPG — Kathy and Big Julie
P1010645.JPG — Trevi fountain at night
P1010651.JPG — Trevi fountain at night
P1010653.JPG — Trevi fountain at night
P1010657.JPG — Vittorio Emmanuel II monument at night
P1010659.JPG — Our hotel
P1010662.JPG — Small street with plants, near Campo de Fiori
P1010664.JPG — Entrance to Vatican Museums
P1010666.JPG — Belvedere square in Vatican Museum. Pine cones are rampant in Rome. This one's pretty big and used to be a fountain, sometimes using wine instead of water.
P1010671.JPG — Apollo Belvedere
P1010674.JPG — Mosaic Floor in Vat Mus
P1010675.JPG — Helen's tomb in Vat Mus (mother of Constantine). Made of hideously valuable imperial marble.
P1010677.JPG — Mosaic floor in Vat Mus
P1010678.JPG — Large hall in Vat Mus
P1010679.JPG — Ceiling fresco chirosuro in Vat Mus. NOT 3-D!
P1010680.JPG — Hall of maps in Vat Mus
P1010681.JPG — Inset of Rome in Vat Mus hall of maps.
P1010682.JPG — Venice in Vat Mus hall of maps
P1010683.JPG — Sisteen Chapel ceiling
P1010685.JPG — Last Judgment (Sisteen Chapel)
P1010687.JPG — St. Peter's Basilica from Vat Mus. Note inlays in wall on right.
P1010690.JPG — Garden of Eden in Vat Mus. Note the turkey, front and center.
P1010700.JPG — Raphael's Academy
P1010701.JPG — Raphael's Academy
P1010704.JPG — Bernini altar in St. Peter's
P1010708.JPG — Dome of St. Peter's
P1010712.JPG — Apse of St. Peter's. One of very few stained glass windows we saw.
P1010713.JPG — Detail of bernini altar in St. Peter's
P1010725.JPG — Swiss Guard at St. Peter's
P1010726.JPG — Piazza San Pietro
P1010727.JPG — Piazza San Pietro
P1010728.JPG — Castel Sant' Angelo
P1010730.JPG — Roof garden
P1010734.JPG — Tevere & St. Peter's at night
P1010738.JPG — Santa Maria in Trastevere
P1010748.JPG — Kathy feeds the pigeons
P1010749.JPG — Obelisk at Quirinale
P1010753.JPG — Roman wall and gate near Vila Borghese. This is Largo Federico Fellini.
P1010755.JPG — Statue inside Villa Borghese
P1010756.JPG — Borghese gallery
P1010758.JPG — Kathy at the sea horse fountain in Villa Borghese
P1010760.JPG — Ben in the gazebo at Villa Borghese
P1010764.JPG — The gate from Villa Borghese lookin out to Piazza Flaminio and the gate to Piazza del Popolo
P1010766.JPG — Gate to Piazza del Popolo
P1010767.JPG — Detail of gate to Piazza del Popolo. It looks like one should listen to this dude.
P1010768.JPG — Piazza del Popolo with Trash People
P1010772.JPG — Piazza del Popolo with Trash People
P1010775.JPG — About the Trash People
P1010773.JPG — Fountain in Piazza del Popolo
P1010776.JPG — Motorcycles abound in Rome
P1010778.JPG — Frescoes in Largo Argentina
P1010780.JPG — Frescoes in Largo Argentina
P1010790.JPG — Trajan's column and forum
P1010792.JPG — Trajan's forum
P1010796.JPG — Trajan's forum
P1010797.JPG — Trajan's forum
P1010801.JPG — Trajan's forum
P1010802.JPG — Trajan's forum
P1010810.JPG — Trajan's forum
P1010817.JPG — Forum of Augustus
P1010819.JPG — Forum of Augustus
P1010827.JPG — Forum of Nerva
P1010829.JPG — Roof garden
P1010830.JPG — Colosseum
P1010831.JPG — Roof garden
P1010832.JPG — San Giovanni in Laterano
P1010840.JPG — San Giovanni in Laterano. Note kathy standing in front. This place is big!
P1010842.JPG — Scala Santa: the sacred steps.
P1010848.JPG — Roman wall near San Giovanni in Laterano (visible behind)
P1010850.JPG — St. Peter's and Roman wall from Castel Sant' Angelo. That's the Pope's escape route coming from St. Peter's
P1010853.JPG — St Peter's from Castel Sant' Angelo
P1010855.JPG — From Castel Sant' Angelo
P1010856.JPG — From Castel Sant' Angelo. Pantheon dome, middle left.
P1010857.JPG — From Castel Sant' Angelo. The left dome is the church next to our hotel, St. Andrea della Valle.
P1010858.JPG — Castel Sant' Angelo
P1010864.JPG — From Castel Sant' Angelo (basilicas and obelisk in Piazza del Popolo in distance)
P1010868.JPG — From Castel Sant' Angelo
P1010869.JPG — Ben in Castel Sant' Angelo
P1010872.JPG — Modern art meets a fresco in Castel Sant' Angelo
P1010873.JPG — St. Peter's from Castel Sant' Angelo
P1010878.JPG — Castel Sant' Angelo
P1010879.JPG — Small alley near Campo de Fiori
P1010881.JPG — Roof gardens near Campo de Fiori
P1010886.JPG — Another arch in Rome, discovered while we were searching for the Boca della Verita. This is the Arco di Giano.
P1010887.JPG — Boca della Verita.
P1010891.JPG — Villa Borghese gardens
P1010893.JPG — Ben at Villa Borghese
P1010896.JPG — Flowers at Villa Borghese
P1010899.JPG — Piazza di Spagna
P1010900.JPG — Fountain in Piazza di Spagna
P1010901.JPG — Church above Spanish Steps
P1010902.JPG — Chestnuts in Piazza di Spagna
P1010906.JPG — The legendary Giolitti gelateria
P1010910.JPG — Pantheon
P1010911.JPG — Pantheon interior
P1010913.JPG — Pantheon interior
P1010915.JPG — Temple of Hadrian
P1010921.JPG — "Bathtub and fire hydrant" (our title) fountain. One of two identical outside French Embassy in Piazza Farnese
P1010925.JPG — Our shadows cast from the roof of our hotel.
P1010926.JPG — Piazza Campo de Fiori from our hotel rooftop
P1010927.JPG — The shopping street (Via de Giubbonari) off Campo de Fiori. Taken from our hotel rooftop.
P1010928.JPG — Ben and Kathy "up on the roof"
capuchin1 — This was listed in our guidebook as quirky Rome. It's religious art made from the bones of 4000 capuchin monks.
capuchin2 — This was listed in our guidebook as quirky Rome. It's religious art made from the bones of 4000 capuchin monks.
rome ruins — Aerial view from Vittorio Emmanuel II monument to the Colosseum
ancient rome front — A reconstruction
ancient rome back — A reconstruction.
