Rome - May 27 - 31, 2005

The Colosseum











Temple of Venus and Roma



Arch of Titus



The Imperial Fora





Vittorio Emanuela Monument



Fontana di Trevi





Trina is in here somewhere



The Pantheon







Piaza Navona, outside the Pantheon







Ponte Fabricio, the oldest bridge in Rome





Temple of Portunus



Circus Maximus



Arch of Constantine



Tivoli Gardens where Franz Liszt composed some of his music
(Warning - there are 11 photos - we felt that it was spectacular)






















Ponte St. Angelo, on the way to the Vatican



The tastelessly ornate Palazzo di Giustizia



The Castel Sant'Angelo - Pope's refuge in times of war



Closer view of Ponte Sant'Angelo



Grandiose Via D. Conciliazione, built by Mussolini



Piazza St. Pietro



Basilica S. Pietro





The Pieta by Michalangelo, now behnd bullet-proof glass



Inside the Basilica









The Cupola, at the top of the dome



Vatican Gardens, as seen from the Cupola







St. Peter's Square, from the Cupola



The Dome



A Vatican Guard



The Gallery of Maps in the Vatican Museum



The Sistine Chapel













Tourist closing the door to our B and B