The Slow Road
Two Women Wandering the World
Statue outside the Castel Sant'Angelo in the Vatican
The Castel Sant'Angelo was built as a mausoleum by Roman Emperor Hadrian and became a fortress for the Pope
View across the Tiber from the Castel Sant'Angelo at twilight
The cats at our Roman housesit, Roodle and Kenji
Grand apartment buildings in the Prati neighborhood where we housesat
The Tiber River
Ancient Egyptian obelisk on a Renaissance fountain by Bernini in the Piazza Navona
Young Romans in our neighborhood
Blooming trees in late February!
The Galleria Borghese, our favorite museum in Rome
Bernini's statue of Apollo pursing Daphne, who changes into an oak tree
Looking down on the Piazza del Popolo
Stone pines and another ancient Egyptian obelisk in the stately Piazza del Popolo
Caravaggio's painting of Madonna and the pilgrims
St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican
Inside St. Peter's Basilica
91 popes are buried in the basilica, many with lavish monuments
The bronze capony designed by Bernini covers the tomb of St. Peter
Coat of arms of Pope Urban VIII, who comissioned the canopy in the 1600s
Statue of St. Peter
Many visitors rub St. Peter's foot for blessing
Michaelangelo's statue The Pieta