Terrace of Villa Laetitia

A lovely, secluded hotel whose staff has made us feel well cared for----thank you Marco, Fedrica, and Francesco!

The all in one bathroom!

Those of you who remember the London bathroom, will notice that the Italians did it with style. Yes, you can use the toilet, brush your teeth, and take a shower at the same time!

View of Roma

Constantine's Big Head

The first stop for Tuesday is the Capitoline Museum. The inner courtyard houses the colossal statue of the Emperor Constantine.

Colloseum through narrow city streets

Mary and Constantine's Big Toe

Carolyn and Constantine have feet about the same size :-)

Boy with Thorn

She-wolf

She reminds me of my beloved dog, Angel!

Marcus Aurelius on Horseback

Dying Gaul

Moses

Located in St. Peter-in-Chains

Bad picture (sorry) of St. Peter's Chains

The foreground: I lit a candle for my Daddy.

Mary and Augustus in the Roma National Museum

Delightful mosaic of kitty

In the National Museum

Discus Thrower

Laocoon Group

At the Vatican Museum

Grounds at the Vatican

St. Peter's Dome

From the corridor near the Sistine Chapel

More Vatican grounds

St. Paul Outside the Wall

Incredible mosaic

Facade of St. Peter Outside the Wall

Cloisters

St. Paul Outside the Wall

Mary in the Cloisters at St. Paul

Detail of Arch of Titus

Roman Forum

Another detail of Arch of Titus

Ruins in the Forum

I'm not sure what they are ruins of.....but Dr. Cone will let us know.

Temple of Julius Cesar

His body was burned and buried there...there were flowers placed inside the temple

Temple of Vesta

Roman Forum

The Boxer

Roma National Museum

Scraper Dude

The Vatican

Mary iconic Roman self-portrait

aka Mary's Xmas card

Obligatory cat picture

Borromini's Church

through a taxi window. We will go back later!

Collosseum

No time to go in today