Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Weekend in Rome

Bees, symbol of the Barberini family, powerhouses of the Baroque period in Rome, at Santa Maria di Aracoeli.

Random medieval tower - that's Rome...



At the Colosseum.

Pintoricchio fresco, Santa Maria di Aracoeli.



Maze with white geese at the Villa Doria Pamphilij, a park where we had a picnic.


Ben as Austin Powers at Trattoria Monti, celebrating his 11th birthday!

Cosmati floors - 12th century or so, Santa Maria di Aracoeli.


Michelangelo's Moses, with horns, San Pietro in Vincoli.
We had a fabulous weekend in Rome recently, seeing sights we'd missed in the fall, visiting with friends, luxuriating in the chaotic pleasure that is the crazy-ass Eternal City. Some pics....














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