The United States Embassy

flying from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Rome

flying over England from Norwich to Amsterdam

Our Rome tour leader, Luca Carrano

Convento dei Capuccini

old lady on the curb of the Convento dei Capuccini

Trevi Fountain

Stephanie Eldris drinks from the Roman fountain

Piazza Barberini fountain

roasted chestnuts for sale

Trevi Fountain

Trevi Fountain

detail of Trajan’s Column
the helical spiral circling the column depicts the history of the Dacian Wars

Trajan’s Column: a Roman triumphal column in Rome, Italy, completed in AD 113, that commemorates Roman emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars. On top is a statue of St. Peter added in AD 1587

letter from Galileo Galilei

statue of Mary and Jesus in a church which purports to have a relic of Saint _

church which purports to have a relic of Saint _

the new Pope, Francesco, is extraordinarily popular and his visage is everywhere in Italy

columns in St. Peter's Square

the old walls of Rome outside our hotel

the Spanish Steps

building with ornate facade and statues

one of the many narrow cobble-stoned corridors in Rome

fountain at one of the 14 Roman Aqueducts

the River Tiber

statue of the poet Belli

detail of building with ornate facade and statues

a square in the Trastevere (across the Tiber)

Old Jewish Ghetto in the Trastevere

the River Tiber

the colosseum

Old Jewish Ghetto in the Trastevere