April 28, 2012
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Around Rome
We did a lot of walking in Rome. Libby even walked the heels off a pair of half boots. It seems every street has something delightful to see, every corner has a monument, every square has a fountain. These are just a few of the things we saw while wandering around.
This is the Pulcino della Minerva. It was designed by Bernini and made by one of his students. I thought it was cute.
There were a lot of Egyptian obelisks scattered about. Cleopatra and all that, I suppose.
Here’s a garbage truck. Hey, someone’s got to dump the trash!
This building is called the National Monument of Victor Emmanuel. Romans don’t like it and contemptuously call it the “Wedding Cake.”
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This is us standing around figuring out which street to take.
Fountain!
This is a close up of one of the columns we saw.
I wondered what this was. Realized it was a palm tree without any fronds.
This church reminded me of Cambridge.
Just stumbled across a carousel!
Just some random
