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A model of Ancient Rome at the time of Constantine in the Museo della Civilta Romana (Museum of Roman culture) in EUR BIG A model of Ancient Rome at the time of Constantine in the Museo della Civilta Romana (Museum of Roman culture) in EUR BIG I walked into a tobacco shop in Rome to buy bus tickets. The owner told me that there was, regrettably, a strike. He asked where I was going and said that he had to go downtown anyway to get some stamps at the central post office. He gave me a lift on the back of his moped all the way to Castel Sant'Angelo (Emperor Hadrian's mausoleum, later a fortress for the popes, location for Tosca's last aria). When two men share a moped, the one in back is supposed to clutch the bike at his sides, never wrap his arms around the one in front. I found this out later and then understood why people were looking at us a little funny BIG Castel Sant'Angelo BIG A ceiling inside Castel Sant'Angelo BIG An elevated walkway leading between Castel Sant'Angelo and the Vatican, used by popes in times of trouble BIG State of the Archangel Michael, atop Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome. This is by the 18th century Flemish sculptor Pieter Verschaffelt. Legend has it that in the year 590, the Archangel Michael appeared above the castle. Now he appears above the castle all day ever day. BIG Cannon balls stacked up inside Castel Sant'Angelo (and me) BIG BIG BIG The backyard of the Vatican, as seen from atop St. Peter's. Tourists aren't permitted to wander among these gardens and small buildings, just the Pope and cardinals. BIG A house painter at work in an older quarter of Rome BIG A street near the Campo de' Fiori in Rome BIG Workers digging up the street in Rome's old Jewish ghetto BIG The synagogue in Rome, built in 1874 in the area of the old ghetto (abolished in 1848) BIG Tiber Island, home to a hospital, across from Trastevere, with Rome's synagogue in the background BIG Trastevere, the most picturesque and charming region of Rome where I've apparently been unable to take any picturesque or charming photos BIG Victor Emmanuel Monument (Il Vittoriano), begun in 1885 and inaugurated in 1911 in honor of the first kind of a united Italy, an unloved landmark in Rome's Piazza Venezia BIG Santa Maria Maggiore, one of Rome's basilicas, at night. BIG Guido Veroi (right) at home with Mario Valeriani, also a sculptor BIG Trajan's Markets, one of the wonders of the Classical world. The markets were a complex of 150 shops and offices built in the 2nd century AD, not far from Rome's Forum BIG Trajan's Markets, one of the wonders of the Classical world. The markets were a complex of 150 shops and offices built in the 2nd century AD, not far from Rome's Forum BIG Trajan's Column, inaugurated in AD 113 to celebrate his two campaigns in Dacia (Romania). The statue of Trajan on top was replaced with one of St. Peter in 1587 BIG Anna Maria and Chicca near the Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps) BIG Christmas shopping near the Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps) BIG The view from the Spanish Steps BIG Girls feeding pigeons at the Fontana di Trevi BIG Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain), completed in 1762 designed by Nicola Salvi BIG Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain), completed in 1762 designed by Nicola Salvi BIG Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain), completed in 1762 designed by Nicola Salvi BIG A tour group in Rome (plus some locals), a few steps from the Fontana di Trevi BIG Fontana di Trevi (Trevi Fountain), completed in 1762 designed by Nicola Salvi BIG Steps leading to the Palazzo del Quirinale, once home to popes, now to the president of Italy BIG Steps leading to the Palazzo del Quirinale, once home to popes, now to the president of Italy BIG Piazza del Campidoglio, at the top of the Roman Capitol, designed by Michelangelo. BIG Nuns coming up from the Roman Forum to the Capitol hill BIG Rome's Spanish Steps, cleaned and reopened for Christmas 1995 BIG The Fontana della Barcaccia ( BIG My Italian women friends love to laugh at American smoke-o-phobia and blow smoke in my face; the men are usually much more polite BIG My Italian women friends love to laugh at American smoke-o-phobia and blow smoke in my face; the men are usually much more polite BIG Tato removes Chicca's tooth, Christmas 1995 BIG Chicca, Tato, Mama De Marco, Christina, Christmas 1995 BIG The Creche outside St. Peter's during Christmas 1995 BIG Just an ordinary small town shop in the evening BIG A typical small town pharmacy in the evening BIG On the Via Veneto, Rome's famously posh street BIG The Via Veneto, Rome, near the American Embassy BIG The local eccentric hanging out in front of Bernini's Fontana del Tritone in Rome's Piazza Barberini BIG Father and son out Christmas shopping on a moped (Rome) BIG The local eccentric hanging out in front of Bernini's Fontana del Tritone in Rome's Piazza Barberini BIG Bernini's Fontana del Tritone in Rome's Piazza Barberini, created in 1642 for Pope Urban VIII Barberini. BIG Bernini's Fontana del Tritone in Rome's Piazza Barberini, created in 1642 for Pope Urban VIII Barberini. BIG Bernini's Fontana del Tritone in Rome's Piazza Barberini, created in 1642 for Pope Urban VIII Barberini. BIG Near Christmas 1995 in Rome BIG Near Christmas 1995 in Rome BIG The Fontana della Barcaccia ( BIG Chestnuts on the street in Rome BIG Campo de Fiori (Rome) BIG A view of the Campo de Fiori (Rome) from a nearby hotel roof BIG Roof tiles in Rome, near the Campo de Fiori BIG The open-air market in the Campo de Fiori (Rome) BIG The open-air market in the Campo de Fiori (Rome) BIG The open-air market in the Campo de Fiori (Rome) BIG The open-air market in the Campo de Fiori (Rome) BIG Looking out into the open-air market in the Campo de Fiori (Rome) BIG Smack in the center of the Campo de Fiori (Rome) is a statue of Giordano Bruno, philosopher. Bruno held that God was present in nature and that the universe was infinite. The Catholic Church burned him at the stake in 1600, right where his statue is today. BIG A street leading into the Campo de Fiori (Rome) BIG A couple hanging out near the Campo de Fiori (Rome) BIG Palazzo Spada, near Rome's Campo de Fiori. This was built in 1540 for a cardinal and improved by Cardinal Bernardino Spara and his brother Virginio in the 17th century. They assembled a big art collection which is open to the public and hired Borromini to construct a clever gallery that appears longer than it is due to successively shortened columns. BIG An overview of the Roman Forums BIG Nuns near the Roman Forums BIG Just an elephant holding up a column in Rome, in this case the Obelist of Santa Maria sopra Minerva (Bernini) BIG Just an elephant holding up a column in Rome, in this case the Obelist of Santa Maria sopra Minerva (Bernini) BIG An African vendor outside the Pantheon BIG Interior of Rome's Pantheon, built by Hadrian as a temple around AD 120 and converted to a church in the middle ages BIG The fountain in Piazza della Rotunda, in front of Rome's Pantheon BIG A cafe in Piazza della Rotunda, in front of Rome's Pantheon BIG The fountain in Piazza della Rotunda, in front of Rome's Pantheon BIG The fountain in Piazza della Rotunda, in front of Rome's Pantheon BIG Rome's Pantheon, built by Hadrian as a temple around AD 120 and converted to a church in the middle ages BIG
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