Lots of Learning on the Walking Tour


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September 17th 2016
Published: June 16th 2017
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Geo: 41.8955, 12.4823I had a great night's sleep and am hopefully over jetlag. We ate breakfast as we got ready for our busy sightseeing day. The most important thing was our travel bible – the Lonely Planet, Rome edition. This morning we were going on a free walking tour. It starts from the Spanish Steps and will last about two hours. I led the way, we walked up our street (Via Urbana a... Read Full Entry



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65 Column65 Column
65 Column

A close up of the column of Marcus Aurelius.
66 Top66 Top
66 Top

Looking up at the top of the column of Marcus Aurelius.
67 Fountain67 Fountain
67 Fountain

A fountain in Palazzo Ferrajoli, we walked in as there was no gate and we wanted to have a sticky beak.
68 San Marcello al Corso68 San Marcello al Corso
68 San Marcello al Corso

One of Rome's many churches.
69 Fountain69 Fountain
69 Fountain

This fountain is called The Porter and shows a man carrying a barrel of water to sell when aqueducts were being repaired.
70 Buildings70 Buildings
70 Buildings

Apartment buildings in Rome.
71 Huge Foot71 Huge Foot
71 Huge Foot

A large marbled foot called Pie' di Marmo comes from a larger statue.
72 Church Stuff72 Church Stuff
72 Church Stuff

A shop window advertising church stuff.
73 Church Stuff73 Church Stuff
73 Church Stuff

A shop window advertising church stuff.
74 Elephant & Obelisk74 Elephant & Obelisk
74 Elephant & Obelisk

Bernini's elephant with an Egyptian obelisk and the Pantheon in the background.
75 Elephant & Obelisk75 Elephant & Obelisk
75 Elephant & Obelisk

Another view of Bernini's elephant and the Egyptian obelisk.
76 Side View76 Side View
76 Side View

A side view of the Pantheon.
77 Back  77 Back
77 Back

The back of the Pantheon.
78 Looking Up78 Looking Up
78 Looking Up

Looking up at the back of the Pantheon.
79 Side79 Side
79 Side

A view of the other side of the Pantheon.
80 Portico80 Portico
80 Portico

The outside of the Pantheon's portico.
81 Food Shop81 Food Shop
81 Food Shop

This was like a deli and had lots of delicious looking food.
82 Cheese!82 Cheese!
82 Cheese!

Many cheese wheels stacked up.
83 Hanging Meat83 Hanging Meat
83 Hanging Meat

Lots of prosciutti hanging from the ceiling.
84 Fountain84 Fountain
84 Fountain

The Fontana del Pantheon in the middle of the piazza.
85 Piazza della Rotonda85 Piazza della Rotonda
85 Piazza della Rotonda

Looking at the Pantheon from the Piazza.



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