Inside the Vatican Museum. The Vatican Museum used to be part of the Papal Apartments where previous popes resided. It houses collections of art works and frescos by Raphael, Michaelangelo, and their contemporaries as well as serves as ample space for works of modern art donated by artists to incumbent popes. Inside the Museum is the famous Sistine Chapel where Michaelangelo's "Creation of Man" covers the entirity of the ceiling of the Chapel.
Roman garbage bins
Roman Sunset
Human Statue. Found along the roads are many human statues that appear to blend with the surroundings. When you drop a coin into their buckets, they move.
Piazza Navona where the "Fountain of the Four Rivers" is found. "In the centre of the piazza is Bernini's most spectacular fountain, la Fontana dei Fiumi (= rivers, "FYOO-mee"), erected in 1651. It features a central rocky structure that supports an obelisk that was an ancient Roman imitation of the Egyptian form. Around this structure are four giant statues by Bernini's pupils following his designs representing the Nile, the Danube, the Ganges, and the Rio della Plata, each representing one of the four quarters of the world. These statues have quite lifelike positions and have such movement to them that they seem to be gesticulating." (text source: http://www.romainteractive.com/pznavona.htm)
Piazza de Populo where the Spanish Steps are found. Tourists and locals alike gather on these steps to catch up on the day's events and to relax.
Bridge of Angels near Castel d'Angelo
Cupola of St. Peter's Basilica
The Pantheon. Final resting place of many a martyr and hero of Rome including Vittorio Emmanuel, patriarch of Italy.
Castelo d'Angelo (Castle of the Angel) near the Tiber River.
Vatican City
"Let there be light"
"Taken" in St. Peter's Basilica. "Beam me up, Scottie!"
Jose Mari "Nonoy" Fedelicio at the Piazza Navona
wanderer in rome
All in the family at St. Peter's Square (Mama, Me, Chris, Auntie Eden, Chris the cousin, Gorby). Photo credit goes to Nonoy Fedelicio, our gracious host in Rome.
"Minutely" Pope Benedict XVI giving his Sunday blessing before going on his summer holiday
Piazza San Pietro (St. Peter's Square) 10 July 2005
