Palatine Hill and Roman Forum

You can see the Vatican City in the background.
Looking over the forum and playing with color settings.
I loved this. I love a certain amount of symetery and yet the differences make it interesting.
Forum overview.
Everything was so grand. It was almost unthinkable to envision people walking in and around these enormous structures. Did they think it was grand?

Coloseum and Palatine Hill

Check out the background. We were still excited about skipping the line, thanks to Rick Steve.
Not your usual Coloseum shot.
Usual Coloseum shot.
Ditto.Only in Rome, did this ancient piece of finely carved stone (probably marble) on the ground look "normal". In the scheme of things it was nothing special. But I liked it.

So, um here's our baby...

We're pregnant! I didn't think I'd be one of those people who had to keep everyone on the interweb posted on every little latest and greatest development of our pregnancy...and I still don't think I will, but hey, here he/she is in black and white.

It's real.

It's actually happening.

It looks like a teddy graham.

Back to Italy pictures soon, I promise. Probably a more condensed version though as it takes a while to add and organize photos on here.

Day 2 in Rome

Since it takes a long time to upload the pictures for our trip on blogspot, I've decided to just show you the highlights from each day. (They are all on my facebook profile though, if you have an account.) This picture is from inside the Vatican Museum courtyard.

Greek busts.

Tapestry
Ceiling of the Vatican Museum
St. Peter's
Windy Gap shirt in the Sistine Chapel!

Tiber River at night

First Day in Rome

Capital Hill

Rome Courtyard Scene
Trevi Fountain
Behind Chris at Dinner
Trevi at NightPiazza Navona

From the Steps of the Pantheon