http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/gallery/00004y83.xml http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/gallery/00004y83 Holiday Photos from my trip to Rome in April of 2005 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/000065bk.xml Now try climbing UP that. Yes, it was all part of the excercise plan. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/000065bk.xml 2a0a5f0e84d4b68d78b2e5369aed6706 image/jpeg 399 533 101597 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/000065bk This is the view from the right of the front door. Our neighbors had a little balcony and a clothesline. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/00007pb7.xml 3eb3b00de22392fd107d472a07f9fd63 image/jpeg 533 399 138982 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/00007pb7 This is the piazza sign for St Peter in Chains WHICH was closed and ... we never went back. In Italy, the backdoor is where you usually go in. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/00008wh2.xml 83fec870a47acfb12121f7aa3ba0ae6a image/jpeg 533 399 141440 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/00008wh2 The trek from the apartment included a walk by the Coliseum. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/00009p7k.xml 70ec61931537c84eb6cda6c3d3a5911e image/jpeg 533 399 155431 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/00009p7k Gold mosaic over the back sacristy area of San Clemente. I can never say the name of that church without thining of Nixon. Yeesh. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000ah8x.xml 421bd14a57588f2401a91db6963bcfee image/jpeg 533 399 179344 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000ah8x It's great to see the large scale but I also like to get up close to things for another view. San Clemente had a million views. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000btsd.xml 899ab1a650911de7878ce1698dc49b10 image/jpeg 399 533 72072 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000btsd The Irish Dominicans preserve San Clemente. This painting of Madonna and Child can be found on the left side altar. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000cctt.xml 611521bdc231c89852108fdfc8444575 image/jpeg 399 533 152425 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000cctt San Clemente's center altar rises above the floor and is enclosed in marble. The decorations include mosaic and these carved symbols of the Order that built it. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000ddbp.xml 01541c6761e6826f367c407bfb9f28dd image/jpeg 533 399 113528 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000ddbp Dedicated to the holy mother and the rosary. Carved in marble. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000ez84.xml fc7a6763fb9866a6214c2e71149c653a image/jpeg 399 533 133161 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000ez84 I can't even describe the beauty of this piece. Slavic Saints Cyril and Methodius were the dudes! They were the tagteam that invented the cyrillic alphabet. Cyril is buried at San Clemente. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000f8zd.xml 49db772a932ec9da99cec8b64c5a1cd8 image/jpeg 533 399 209583 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000f8zd You have to keep your eyes open when walking around in Rome, ancient walls just ... pop out of nowhere! http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000gxrw.xml 8607f36ad8abce16d9a152aa4c0e6cbe image/jpeg 533 399 140964 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000gxrw Thom in front of the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000h7tk.xml f2cf0553ad2fdb9222cebf3407ebe3c2 image/jpeg 533 399 149704 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000h7tk The front, where nobody ever enters. The magnitude of this Basilica is outdone by those of St Peter's and the littler known but fabulous Santa Maria Sopra Minerva. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000ktft.xml c2dba1607aaa54a6e3bcaac9a5dacb38 image/jpeg 533 399 121395 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000ktft Trekking across the Borghese Park to get to the Villa... it was early morning and the mist was still in the air. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000pe82.xml f08c3c16037626cefc9a74c8430337ef image/jpeg 400 300 91296 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000pe82 Yes, he was quite certain he could be useful in Pisa. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000sa14.xml 0d4e52d6301307eac5d9bd7381379024 image/jpeg 300 400 99468 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000sa14 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/000100rc.xml 8d63542fe522291652cef866a0387f95 image/jpeg 300 400 96562 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/000100rc http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000x3qq.xml 990389e5d0d37f45b3ed5b92f6a456bf image/jpeg 400 300 87162 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000x3qq Empty statue kiosk, Thom took his cue. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/00015tr0.xml 0b8396fd72011a52359503722188fda3 image/jpeg 300 400 124014 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/00015tr0 I think my expression says it all. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/000171s7.xml 4a8310c265944f1cb4d7a780b1ad4d28 image/jpeg 400 300 107174 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/000171s7 At least I think that's the Roman translation for Athena. I was happy to stand in for her. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001akxf.xml 60cbbbace9557d184280d93537ab6e81 image/jpeg 300 400 105057 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001akxf She's got her head covered as if mourning. Yet her back's straight as if she's offering herself? Rome didn't like him much. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/00019r9f.xml 4c6f1c30049ab5b4a616fc1eacf3353e image/jpeg 300 400 98201 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/00019r9f You know, I lived in Port Angeles... definately a far cry. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/00013c0f.xml dfff5f941508fa8884b4ae76d6ebc312 image/jpeg 400 300 84345 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/00013c0f Musicians alert! The Archangel of Air Guitar! Also known as Air Guitar -- Roman Style (according to drgonefission) http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000yxyp.xml 1aff8964c9a900590167f60c13b4e2f4 image/jpeg 300 400 60961 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000yxyp Toro Toro! Thom and I had a time guessing what they were on about. One had a microphone, another a traffic cone... this one was apparently a bullfighter. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/00014kwp.xml 52b1cb72af63d8a74ddaf38e56f99044 image/jpeg 300 400 59024 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/00014kwp Out of order as well as outside of the Walls... this led to the cloister. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000q2r1.xml ae6f48e0cbdf07366f380bf1664959a4 image/jpeg 300 400 65350 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000q2r1 As if you needed directions...well, it was right next to the cloister entrance so I suppose one did. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000ryf2.xml 943476a32cb868a4ab60c7d9194e815d image/jpeg 400 300 96674 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000ryf2 Everywhere you went in Roma, the churches had someone asking for help. We were instructed that it was not good policy to converse with the gypsies. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000ts0p.xml 430be20516daa1f1ce5a4c4befc03294 image/jpeg 400 300 67013 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000ts0p http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/000110rr.xml 1bf48e02b2431c3091cc91cec7490871 image/jpeg 300 400 81276 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/000110rr http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000zd7r.xml 732920b3a611991b3cd31c130446386d image/jpeg 300 400 75962 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0000zd7r It was cold so I wrapped my shawl around her... I've promised to make her one. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/00012q7k.xml f27e26157975156ea80b9eb5cf8c2c68 image/jpeg 257 400 41278 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/00012q7k Well, soon to be anyway... At St Paul Outside the Walls. The spotlight was on his mosaic medallion. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/00016kt5.xml 79e9736c6fd8a92bd7c614d3019ada4f image/jpeg 400 300 50101 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/00016kt5 Thom could tell you which church this is from for sure. I may be comPLETEly wrong. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/00018t39.xml b932a86c19e486bbff0f7ff816181bc0 image/jpeg 300 400 116490 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/00018t39 I really like this shot, it shows the magnitude of the basilica. Most of the building has a lot of room left for art. Waiting for the next Renaissance? http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001bg58.xml 2dd5c3334a0672d746057b783442cd5b image/jpeg 300 400 93071 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001bg58 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001ctbg.xml 2dd5c3334a0672d746057b783442cd5b image/jpeg 300 400 93071 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001ctbg The painting, small as it is, commands your view. It is obviously Flemish but as to who painted it, I'm looking that up. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001dycg.xml 0c50800132d12421395b9d1a073c9ab8 image/jpeg 400 300 112317 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001dycg On this day, it was random worshippers but in a few days, no less than 5 cardinals would sit up there together to say mass. We were awestruck. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001ed3a.xml c7e9db1bf7e60aeb62d3eddde5ce9aed image/jpeg 300 400 135469 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001ed3a Get yer view here, put in yer euro and light up the side chapel... The pictures that I have are iin far more detail and you can see the symbol of the Holy Spirit, the dove, descending upon the scene. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001f0q9.xml ff98c0b94fb5562be32f5f5810d7ddad image/jpeg 400 300 117464 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001f0q9 Ceiling.. whoa. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001ggdb.xml 4bcac38e63a511a5ad153ccb91816452 image/jpeg 400 300 135465 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001ggdb Side chapel. Medieval Marian icon in the centre of the altar. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001h4zg.xml 2cc61ab0487ca4774a9f17dae319bd7d image/jpeg 300 400 132687 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001h4zg Looking for my niece whom Thom has never met... on the wrong SIDE of the basilica. "Uh, she sort of looks like me only taller, slimmer and uh... lighter hair. At least maybe about the hair, she's a Mastini, hair color is of the moment." http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001k724.xml b8cecc1aef8a191704a22d56c7bc8e17 image/jpeg 300 400 103784 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001k724 Obelisks abound in Rome. It's all very Freudian. The basilica has ELABORATE facades and entryways with wide open architechture and the fronts have obelisks. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001p3cg.xml 8927561f5253f0feaaff5ad418c83b05 image/jpeg 300 400 76297 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001p3cg Crypt sculpture... nuff said. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001qeh2.xml 309f6dde815509621059ee2bd4bab25a image/jpeg 400 300 74683 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001qeh2 Rapture of St Teresa of Avila http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001y2ee.xml cfb951275d9140b2264c0f2ea00aaa25 image/jpeg 399 533 169677 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001y2ee The Holy Paraclete worked through one Dominican to win a battle with this shield. http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001zg3h.xml 1b7f444fbb36251604178d7d1083c03a image/jpeg 500 514 243906 http://pics.livejournal.com/jaynefury/pic/0001zg3h