Saturday, July 08, 2006

Rome pictures II

Here are some more picture from Rome....(because, you were so enchanted by the last post, I'm sure.)...

This here is a Swiss guard at the Vatican. I love his outfit, and apparently everyone else did too. These guys are much photographed, and though they seem quite annoyed by it, I couldn't help myself.Here are some more ancient ruins near the Colisseum. I don't have a clue about their significance....just, look! someone once lived here. Someone rich once lived here. If I'm remembering right, the neighborhood around the Colisseum was the rich neighborhood.
This here is the Pantheon which I was quite impressed by...
...because of this dome that is made entirely out of concrete. Architects and scientists still can't figure out how this thing was made...or how it was made and is still standing. The concrete gets thinner as you go up...but it's still really amazing if you think about it.
This is the famous Trevi Fountain. I don't know the significance, I just know it's famous and found myself obliged to take a picture. There were tons of people around it, so I didn't get very close.

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