Us at the Trevi Fountain in Rome! Yes, Michelle and I went to Italy after our short stay in Madrid. We had a long day of travel getting to our economical guest house (just beyond the edge of Rome's historic center). We stayed at Welcome Rome - run by a Anna Maria and her son. It was a nice location on the 7th floor with a balcony (show below).

The hot weather in Rome made hard-core touring unpleasant, but we did explore the city quite a bit in the evenings. The pure quantity of old buildings, art, sculpture, and decorated cathedrals was overwhelming! I'm quite sure we could have stayed in Rome for many weeks without running out of things to see and places to visit. We'll have to go again some day (when it's a bit cooler).

This is one of my favorite sculptures from Rome. It was a just a side room of the Palazzo Nuovo at the Campidoglio. I don't know much of its true significance or history, but I like it a lot!

This is a night shot of the famous Arch of Constantine very close to the Colosseum. The grass turned out sorta weird, but it makes for a nice picture anyways.