July 10 - Rome (day 1)

This is day one of the next five days in Italy. Rome or the Eternal City as it has been called is know for its culture and old architecture including the most modern of homes. On this day I visited the Vatican City and St. Peters Square, Raphaels Patheon, Emaneule Monument, Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps and the Colosseo in the evening.

The Vatican and St. Peters Square

The Vatican Sphere		Sphere and Cortile Apetina		Scaled model of the Vatican Ship		Statue of Medussa's death

Machaelangelos' work		Vatican ceiling		Vatican ceiling		Vatican ceiling

Ceiling in the hall of maps		Header in the hall of maps		Ceiling in the Room of Imaculado		Statue and paintinin the Room of Imaculado

Painting in Raphael room		The famous sculpture behind a bullet proof glass		Me in the museum		Glasswork of Mary and Jesus

Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel		The angels of religion		Painted glasswork		Columns of St Peters Square. Its huge.

St Peters obelisk		Basilica and the fountain		fountaind and the header		The Swiss Guard of the Vatican

St Peters Basilica		me and the Basilica		From the entrance to the square

Raphaels Pantheon & others on the way

Castel San Angelo		Largo Torre Argetina ruins

The Pantheon Exterior		Pantheon Dome		Pantheon Dome light effects I love these pictures		Pantheon Dome light effects

The Pantheon Interior		An Obelisk just outside

Emanuele II monument, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps and the Piazza del Popolo

The Emanuele II monument		A statue of the Italian Rechtkon

The Trevi fountain		The Trevi Fountain		The Trevi Fountain		Me & Trevi

The Spanish Steps at the top		The Spanish Steps looking up Unfortunately under-construction

The Piazza del Popolo

An evening trip to see the Colosseo, the Roman Forum, the Trevi Fountain

Arco di Constantino and the Colosseo		Roman columns and the Colosseo		The infamous Cat lady		Me & the Arco di Constantino

The Trevi Fountain at night