roaming roma * part one

pantheon in color and massiveness

amazing how this was even constructed!

and still standing

the forum

a lil' different than ceasar's palace forum

in vegas

no statures moved here

well none that were ceasar-ish

relief society arms and the coliseum

contemplative karen

i love early christian art

it started with being roommates with smash

or i think i should say sparklebot

but i'm not ready for the switch yet...

or maybe art history class in collegefor a person that dislikes gold

i love this stuff

interesting scenes

this is my fav

roma in black & white

cathedra petri

"throne of st. peter"

dove of the holy spirit

(in the middle)

st. peter's basilica michelangelo's pieta

pantheon

originially built in 27 BC

this version

after a few fires

was built around 202 AD

i think...

colosseum

70-72 AD

lil' train stop

history made real

cheesy, i know...

cute lil town with a few leaning buildings...

Blimey! Shiver me Timbers! It's the Favorite's birthday!

also for those of you that don't know

today is also international talk like a pirate day

what a great day to have a birthday

love you and all the fun memories

we have together

i hope you have a superb day!

cinque terre

random fact: in this national park there is protection for homeless cats...

see the lil cat tent and happy sleeping cat

we saw a cat shirt in one town

and thought it was just for cat people

but little did we know that we'd happen upon cats on the 6 mile trail

between the towns.

when i saw this i knew

my aunt deb & mike would be so proudi'm taking you backwards through cinque terre

this was our celebration swim after our day long hike

what a spread!

the beginning of the day in riomaggiore

oh italy!

more explanation another day

i'm trying to keep up

with having a life

and my mother's needs to see my pictures

stories to follow...