First glimpse ot Italy: much like India!
This is however, not so.
A cathedral next door to my hotel.
The old city feel
Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli
The interior
It houses Michelangelo's Moses.
Old Buildings, almost in rumbles.
City streets.
First look at the Colosseum
much bigger than one could imagine!
And it is impressive...
And overrun with tourists.
Inside view
Another side.
Crumbling down under the weight of history?
Colosseum at night
Colosseum metro station
The classic night photo that never comes out right!
Gate to the old city?
Crumbilng structures
Door to nowhere
Reliving the past
Left alone!
Amidst the ruins...
More ruins!
They still adore "him"!
Co existance!
The gorgeous Pantheon
Another view
Pantheon
Inside the Pantheon
Some other cathedral!
One of the fountains
Dressed up!
and he too!
The usual
Dusk
The castle!
Enter!
Dark pathways...
leading up the top...
and to the cannons.
Rome skyline from the top - "cathedral dominated"!
Bridge over the river
No photo allowed inside, but you get the "picture"!
Street musician ( I have one from almost each city, may be to compare!)
Well dressed begger!
Street sculpture
Subways trains, pretty colorful!
Whenever they dig up a place for metro, they realize its an archaeological site!
Similar to Kolkata?
Another example: Street protests.
Trevi Fountain
Peeping in!
St.Peter's Basilica in Vatican
The fountain in front of it
Passage to Vatican!
The great cultural amalgamation!
Vatican
Garbage piling up, not too far from Vatican!
Glittering Vatican!
A different shade!
Man at work!
Right by the Vatican...the warnings...
Inside the basilica
List of the Popes
Vatican Post Office
Sunlight coming in...
Long wait for the Pope to appear...
The devout
The stone faced
The restless
The ones with something to say
All of them!
Finally...
on a stage far far away...
comes the Pope!
The current Pope!
Statue of "Virgin Mary"
closeup
Swiss guards directing traffic
Inside Vatican museum
Sistine Chapel
How can one do this?
Closeup
Otherside
Exiting Vatican museum
