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Back in Rome! Disappointed that the centurian is reading his phone.
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Draped in black
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Ceasar with pigeon
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The Typewriter
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Big shots enjoying being big shots
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Back in the courtyard of the Palazzo Venezia
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Copius quantity of acanthus
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About the garden and its trees
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Lovely space
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About Largo di Torre Argentina
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Largo di Torre Argentina - Julius Caesar was killed in the Curia of the Theatre of Pompey, and the spot where he was believed to have been assassinated is in the square. -Wikipedia
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Important archeological site and official cat sanctuary
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The Fontana delle Tartarughe, like all Renaissance fountains, was designed to supply drinking water to the Roman population. -Wikipedia
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Le Tartarughe (The Tortoise)
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Executions used to be held publicly in Campo de' Fiori. Here, on 17 February 1600, the philosopher Giordano Bruno was burnt alive for heresy, and all of his works were placed on the Index of Forbidden Books by the Holy Office. -Wikipedia
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Fountain in front of the Palazzo Farnese (now French Embassy)
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Ambitious window cleaning
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The art of street cleaning -- modern trucks but good old-fashioned brooms
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The view from San Pietro on Janiculum Hill
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Could that be the Villa Pamphili?
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Garabaldi's mausoleum is just beyond San Pietro's
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Fontana dell'Acqua Paola
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American Academy in Rome
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The garden of the American Academy in Rome
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Arriving at my western-most destination, Villa Pamphili
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Enjoying a sunny spell in the gardens of the Villa Pamphilia
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Autumn on the Gianicolo
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Learned lots more about Garibaldi on this excursion -- not surprised he has a piazza here
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All this for Nespresso
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First food tour this year starts with cannoli
