Feb 28, 2012

Inside of Santa Maria del Popolo, one of our favorite churches in Rome. Our third week in Rome brought about the end of Carnevale, and the beginning of Spring weather. Tuesday was an absolutely beautiful day and we ventured up to Piazza del Popolo, visited two of the three churches in the piazza (including Santa Maria del Popolo, above) and then went up to the...

Feb 27, 2012

The forum (public square) of Pompeii with Mount Vesuvius in the background. Located 15 miles outside of Naples, Pompeii is a city of approximately 20,000 inhabitants that was buried under somewhere between 15 & 20 feet of ash and pumice stone by the volcanic eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 AD. The city was forgotten about until it was...

Feb 23, 2012

Captions, clockwise from top left: performers getting the crowd ready for a play in Piazza Navona, Carnevale Romano 2012 sign (Roman Carnevale), actors on stage performing Commedia dell’Arte in Piazza Navona, confetti in Piazza del Popolo. Carnevale is a big deal here in Rome. In most places where there are Carnival or Mardi Gras celebrations, the party...

Feb 22, 2012

Bicycle chained to doorway. Our second week in Rome was an enjoyable one. The weather has still been a bit chillier than we’d like it – highs on a good day reaching into the 50’s. But hey, it’s Rome, so we’re not complaining. We enjoyed a few walking days, checked out some new churches, and took part in the Carnevale...

Feb 13, 2012

Week One: Rome in Photos Our first week in Rome has been a bit chilly and included some snow (which no one was expecting, it has snowed only a handful of times in the last 40 years), but we have enjoyed getting re-acquainted with our old haunts. And the cold weather is certainly not keeping us off the streets of Rome, or out of the gelaterias. I’ve...