Friday, March 19, 2010

Rome

The Colosseo at night.

The Trevi Fountain

On top of the Vatican

In one of the stairwells coming down fro the Cupola at the top of St Peters Basilica.

Looking down from the top of the cupola at the top of St Peters. This is the "illegal" picture we took while I was standing up on Jamie's lap to reach over the fence. Not a bad picture for not being able to aim.

St Peters Basilica and the Piazza.

This is one of the anchors that hold the walls together at the Colosseo. This was one of Jamie's best finds. He loved to look to see how everything was built!

The Arch of Constantine!

Inside the Colosseo, looking down on the pits (cells) where the animals, and prisoners were kept before being brought out to fight for their lives. Seating was up on the Arches.
View from Pallatine Hill.

The Roman Forum.

The Roman Forum.

The Roman Forum.

The Colosseo, from the park across the street.

Rome is such an old and massive city, meaning the buildings are huge. There was so much to see. We thought about taking the metro, but every time we did, we would see another building in the distance we wanted to see up closer, so we would walk. By the end of the day, we felt like we'd walked the soles off our shoes. It felt good to soak them in hot water at the hotel. There is so much to see in Rome, you could stay for weeks and not see it all. It was a great place to see.

3 comments:

Tracy said...

These pictures are awesome! Thank you for posting them - I can't wait to see more!

BA said...

Great pics! I love your Trevi fountain one. You're going to have to send it to me for my travel book. Our trevi fountain ones didn't turn out as well because it was high sun. Good job going through all those pics to choose a few -it's a tough job. You're a better woman than I. We miss you guys.

BA said...

It's really me, Amy, but undercover as BA (forgot to log Brett out).