Fontana della Barcaccia
Spanish steps
Trinità dei Monti
Trinità dei Monti
View from Spanish steps, looking west towards the Vatican
Zuccari Palace, aka Monster House
Making friends
Trevi Fountain
In front of Trevi Fountain
In front of Trevi Fountain
Oceanus on his shell chariot
Tritons guiding the chariot
Water spilling down
Marcus Aurelius Column
St Paul, swapped in for the original of Marcus Aurelius
Obelisk of Montecitorio
Obelisk of Montecitorio
Chiesa di Sant' Ignazio di Loyola
Inside Chiesa di Sant' Ignazio di Loyola
Altar area
Painted dome within the dome
Lighting
So many marbles
Pizza by the gram
Entrance to the Catacombs of Saint Sebastian
Bust of the Saviour by Bernini
Carved wood ceilings
The dome of San Sebastiano fuori le mura
The interior of San Sebastiano fuori le mura
Altar
San Sebastian
Appian Way, passing by the catacombs
Appain Way
Porta San Sebastiano
Inside the wall of Porta San Sebastiano
Baths of Caracalla
Baths of Caracalla
So much brick
Mosiac tiled floor
Interior area
Side rooms, each with a different floor design
Mosaics
More modern art install
Old game board
A little of the header remains
Frescos from house destroyed to build the baths
Frescos from house destroyed to build the baths
Frescos from house destroyed to build the baths
Fresco detail
Fresco of Dionysus
Tropical birds nesting in the bath walls
Ares doing his thing
Central area
Giant complex
No leaves
Circus Maximus
Some of the old grandstand remains
Colosseum at night
Two different lighting systems
Colosseum at night
Remarkably intact
Less remains of this arch
Arch of Constantine again
Dark lower tier
Like a jack-o-lantern
So many holes where iron clamps used to be
Curving around
Our rental car - see if you can find the damage we had to prove wasn't ours upon return
Walking up Corso Cavour in Orvieto
Torre del Moro Orvieto
This town likes its porchetta
Wandering the narrow cobblestones
Duomo di Orvieto
Duomo di Orvieto in its striped glory
Charming side streets
Looking at the front facade from Via Lorenzo Maitani
Chiesa di San Francesco
A nice looking lunch
Ready to dig in
Chestnuts raining down
Welcome gift at our rental
Bedroom view
Fancy bathroom
Master suite
Four levels, many stais
Primary kitchen
Sitting area
Outside view
Piazza dell'Unita Italiana
Other bedroom window view over town
Pizza dell'Unita Italiana
Late afternoon clouds
Castiglione d'Orcia
Vecchietta Square
Wandering the streets
Archway
Very quiet
Settling into night
Porta di Sopra
Last of the sunset
Rocca di Tentennano
Hilltop silhouette
Rocca di Tentennano
A nice glass of wine before dinner
The enoteca around the corner
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