Roman Holiday

Spent the weekend in Rome, as a birthday present to myself. Because of All Saints' Day the Vatican Museum was closed, so this turned into a tour of archeology and architecture, and I'll have to go back for the art. I still managed to see a lot: St. Peter's (above, during Latin Mass with the choir and homily, no less); the Pantheon; San Pietro in Vincoli, with Michaelangelo's Moses; Sant'Andrea delle Valle; the Colosseum; the Forum, the Palatine Hill, the Capitoline Hill, and that whole series of ruins; Trajan's Column (surrounded by heavy construction at present, unfortunately); the Campidoglio at night; the Spanish Steps; the Trevi Fountain; the Keats house; the Palazzo Barberini and the National Gallery of Antique Art; the crypt of the Capuchin monks; and of course the Piazza Venezia and quite a lot of Bernini fountains and all the other landmarks one passes so often that even in two days they almost become commonplace.

I took about 400 photos, so I have a lot of sorting and catching up to do. I think this one's going to have to happen in installments.