More from Rome

St. Peters is facing east so the morning sun shines directly at the entrance.

K and I got there a little before 7 a.m. We had read on the net that the entrance to the top of the dome opened then, and we wanted to beat the crowds. There were no lines and we could walk straight through security when we got there. We were by the staff and signs informed that the dome would open at 8 a.m. which left K and me an hour to explore the interior of the church. It was nice and cool in the morning, and almost no people present. Such a great church!

A little before 8 we lined up for the dome and the lines quickly build behind us. Time went - people started complaining as the sun started to take - and it was almost an hour later that they finally opened the gate. (Italians!) We were then almost first in line - and could see thousands of people behind us.

The climb to the top was well worth it!


Columns at the entrance.


View from the top of St. Peters.


Climbing to the top of the dome...


... and descending.


K inside the dome of St. Peters.


Mosaic detail. Amazing how they have managed to make all these large pictures with small stones.


St Peters grave.


Me.


Swiss guard.


Panorama of the Trevi Fountain. (click to enlarge)

At the Spanish Steps

K at the Spanish Steps.




"Find Willy" at the Spanish Steps


Panorama from top of the Spanish steps. (Click to enlarge)

More photos from Rome

The Pantheon - build around AD 118. The Roman temple of "all the Gods".


Some people are taller than others.


The Colosseum opened in AD 80.


One of the entrances.


Inside the Colosseum. It is strange to stand here when you imagine all the suffering that has taken place in front of you.


K and I.S. at the metro station closest to our apartment.


Seldom have I in public heard as many Sigh an Moan sounds as on this street! It has all the brand shops you can imagine and the girls swarm in front of the display windows.


Roman street.

The Italians love TV – but they are not so concerned about the quality of their signals. Each man has his own antenna and antenna cable swinging in the wind.

Rome, Italy

I have rented an apartment in Rome, close to the Vatican, for a week. Have brought K, her friend, and Jennifer. We have been here since Thursday, so still a few days left.


The Colosseum.


Me on top of the Spanish Steps


The Spanish Steps.


Roman Forum.


Crowd at the Trevi Fountain.


Trevi Fountain.