Oct 27, 2007

Forum, Rome

The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed, in which commerce and the administration of justice took place. The communal hearth was also located here. It was built on the site of a past cemetery.

Oct 26, 2007

St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City

Saint Peter’s Square, or Saint Peter’s Piazza (Italian: Piazza San Pietro), is located directly in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. Vatican City, officially State of the Vatican City, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the city of Rome. At approximately 108.7 acres, it is the […]

Oct 26, 2007

Piazza Navona, Rome

The Piazza Navona is a square in Rome that owes its shape to the ruins that formed it; under the buildings that surround it are the remains of the Circus Domitianus, Domitian’s stadium. In the centre of the piazza is Bernini’s famous fountain, Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi (Fountain of the Four Rivers, erected in 1651). […]

Oct 26, 2007

Castel Sant’Angelo, Rome

The Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as the Castel Sant’Angelo, is a towering cylindrical building in Rome, initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. The building spent over a thousand years as a fortress and castle, and is now a museum.

Oct 25, 2007

Vecchia Roma Restaurant, Rome

This restaurant was near the apartment we rented in Rome; it’s on the corner of Via Buonarroti and Via Ferruccio. Justin was a big fan of the Crème Catalan… look at those lovey-dovey eyes and huge smile…

Oct 25, 2007

Vatican Museum Map Room, Vatican City

The Vatican Museums are the public art and sculpture museums in the Vatican City, which display works from the extensive collection of the Roman Catholic Church. These are photos of the Gallery of Maps: topographical maps of the whole of Italy, painted on the walls by Friar Ignazio Danti of Perugia. The gallery is 120 […]

Oct 25, 2007

Sistine Chapel, Vatican City

The Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo between 1508 and 1512, is one of the most renowned artworks of the High Renaissance. Central to the ceiling decoration are nine scenes from the Book of Genesis, of which the Creation of Adam is the best known, the hands of God and Adam being reproduced in countless […]

Oct 25, 2007

Ooodles of Doodles, Rome

It was a tradition in Gemma’s family to play this doodle game while waiting for food at restaurants. One person makes a random scribble, and the other person creates a drawing from it. On a rainy day, we spent several hours in a café playing this game. Here are some of our Before & Afters. […]