The first week of August me and Lia spent a week in Rome. We had an amazing time. Its a truly beautifull city, and an amazing concentration of history and art.
We had a hotel right in the center on the Via del Corso main road, in walking distance of just about every major item in the city.
Complete foto set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zarinclub/sets/72157606710507228/
Trevi Fountain:
Columns beloning to the temple of Hadrian:
The amazingly impressive and massive Pantheon. We had dinner in front of it several evenings, and what a view to have.
The beautiful Chiesa della Maddalena:
Spanish Steps:
View from the Pencian Hill:
Looking down on Piazza del Popolo:
Having lunch at Place Navona:
Visiting the Colosseum and the Roman Forum, including the Palantine hill:
Palantine Hill and the Domitian Palace
Arch of Titus:
Temple of Romulus with its original bronze doors.
The wackey Temple of Antonidus and Faustina:
Ruins of the Temple of Saturn:
The Roman forum was the seat of power in Rome, the bastion of politics and business.
Arch of Septimius Severus:
Piazza Campidoglio:
Vittorio Emmanuele Monument:
Visiting the Vatican:
St. Peters Basilica:
Vatican Museums:
Sistine Chapel:
The hotelroom was supplied with free internet, plasma TV, and a laptop. I had to hack myself admin rights to clear the laptop of malware first. We left it completely up to date and protected, hehe.
Icecream at the world famous Giolitti’s
She didnt know untill seconds after the picture was taken 😉
The Fluffshack 