Rome # 3

                                                 Rome # 3

Thanks to our daughter, Heather Moch - a great travel agent who helped detail our trip.

After Long Day Of Traveling/Touring, Tired - Took Nap At 3:00 PM - Phone Call Woke Us Up at 8:00 PM. Found "Local" Restaurant Still Open At 9:00 PM

Near Train Station. All Sorts Of "Characters" Coming In To Check Out Menu. Bartender Was Not The Most Vibrant Sort Of Guy!

      Following Pasta And Wine, We Finished Dinner With A Pastry

                                Victor Emmanuel II Monument   

     It seems There Are More Ruins Than Contemporary Structures. Metro Line # C is "Ten Years Behind Schedule" - Every Time Digging Restarts, More Hidden Ruins Are Uncovered - Archeologists Need To Determine If Digging Can Continue Or Has To Go In Another Direction!

Church Bottom Floor Is actually At Original Level. This Is An Example Of People Building On Top Of Old, Broken-down Structures and Creating New Roads.

                                Time To Visit The Pantheon

               Original Doors - Church Was Finished around 600 AD

                                                    Magical Place

Guarding Royal Tombs

We Could Probably Fit Nine Of These Cars In Our Garage

        Columns Left Intact - Chamber Of Commerce Complex Built                         Behind Hadrian's Temple

                                 Walking Down The Street         

     Apparently, They Were Part Of The "Changing Of The Guard!

      Although A Famous, "Must See" Church, Too Many Steps!

         Mini Colosseum Was A Prototype Of The More Famous Colosseum. Once Finished Turned Into A Palace. Today, Apartments Built Inside Structure             

                       The Structure Behind Us Overlooked The...

           Circus Maximus Racetrack For Chariots. Held 250,000                       spectators. Ben Hur, Where Are You Now?

Plenty Of Areas Worth Exploring

        It's Difficult To Take Everything In With So Little Time

                      Something To See In All Directions

       The Original Appian Way - The Longest Road (At The Time):         It Goes From Rome To The Sea! Yes, All Roads Lead To Rome

     We  Listened To The "Pines Of Rome" by Respighi On Cell      Phone  4th Movement is "Pines Of The Appian Way"