More of Rome....

As I spent the first three days of my trip with my son in Rome, we spent countless hours seeing all that you should see while there. One of our stops was at the Vatican. I was amazed at all the old marble statues that still existed and how many hallways were filled with them. There were shelves and shelves full of them. The murals that covered the ceilings were very exquisite and such detail too. There were also crowds and crowds of people so you had to dodge here and there to see everything. The Sistine Chapel was amazing, but we weren't allowed to take any pictures in there so I have none to share.

Here is one of the hallways with the endless statues.....

More busts and statues......

And again......

Still more......
And more........

Another stop we made was the visit to the top of the dome of the Bassilica. My son failed to let me know that there would be countless climbing of stairs to reach the top - I thought there would be an elevator. These stairs.........

Were only part of the 320 that we had to walk up to see the top of the dome......
But once there, the view was incredible.......
See what I mean??.......
You could see the whole city of Rome......

The famous "Spanish Steps" in Rome....

A random elephant statue......Brandon in a view from the top on our walk to the Galleria Borghese....
In the distance you can see the Vatican.......
The fountain outside of the Galleria Borghese......

The long walk back to Campo de Fiori.....

We stayed in an amazing part of town called Campo de Fiori. It was a central location to just about everything and it was very quaint. Only problem with our apartment was that there was no air conditioning and we were right above the street where there was a bar. At night it got quite loud and you could here bottles being broken everywhere. But, once we woke in the morning, all the broken bottles and garbage were already cleaned up and the streets were as good as new. Our apartment window at the Campo de Fiori hotel......

The front entrance of the Hotel Campo de Fiori.......

Check out the views from our terrace of the Hotel Campo de Fiori.....

More views......

And more.......

A man painting a frieze on the side of a building near our square....

Bringing life to an old building........

This was the daily market in the piazza near our hotel....fresh vegetables, fruit, pasta, etc. every day!!

The lady vendor who helped us pick out fresh fruit every day from her booth......
Some nuns shoppin'....
And the most fantastic cappucinno we had every day at the restaurant in the piazza....
Ciao for now.....I hope you enjoyed a peek into Rome!