| ROMA 2003 |
| Started the trip off right with a pit stop in Geneva. Met a guy on the plane who was nice enough to show me around. <---- Jet d'Esu Emily's roommates at a hooka bar ----> |
| A view of the Vatican Castel Sant' Angelo, right near Milly's house |
| <---An angel on Ponte Sant' Angelo The Gucci store on Via Condotti---> |
<---More pizza for dinner The famous Trevi fountain by night ---> |
| 80's Party at Milly's house Inside the Colosseum |
| More interior of the Colosseum And MR and me standing infront of the Giant! |
| A sunset over ROME! The famous Vittorio Emmanuel monument. All of that is a monument to 1 man-- Italy's first king. |
| More of the crazy monument And a sunset over the Colosseum |
| The cupola of St. Peter's, 448 ft high! |
| Michelangelo's Pieta inside St. Peter's |
| San Pietro, the Vatican |
| Crowds gathering in Piazza San Pietro for the Sunday blessing by the Pope and there he is <----------- |
| We climbed to the top of the cupola to view the symmetry of Bernini's colonnade!! |
| And Mary Rose and me viewing the city from atop the cupola! |
| The Caravaggios of St. Matthew in san Luigi de Francesi |
| MR and me infront of the Spanish Steps |
| The girls at an outdoor trattoria on MR's last night in Rome |
| The Fontana dei Quattro Fuime in Piazza Navona, Bernini |
| The next day, I followed Emily's class around for a tour of Medieval Rome |
| The dome of Sant'Ivo, done by Borromini, my fav designer |
| San Giovanni in Laterano, my favorite church in Rome |
| The cloisters of San Giovanni, built by the Vassalletto family in 1220 |
| More of the cloisters |
| San Giovanni-- more of Borromini's amazing interior |
| Mmmm......... Pizza. |
| Our first day in Rome, MR and I hit up the Pantheon in Piazza Rotunda |
| And later in a Gelaterie |
| Michelangelo's famous Moses in San Pietro in Vincoli |
| The girls infront of the Colosseum at night! |
| A view of the Vatican Museums where we later saw the Sistine Chapel |
| GOOD BYE, MILLY!! THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, MINERVA!!!!! COME HOME SOON!! |
| The Roman Forum at night |
| More of Rome under sunset |