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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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86 Door Knocker86 Door Knocker
86 Door Knocker
An unusual looking door knocker.
87 Little Car87 Little Car
87 Little Car
A little Italian car.
88 Piazza Navona88 Piazza Navona
88 Piazza Navona
A large, well known piazza with many grand fountains in it.
89 Fontana del Moro89 Fontana del Moro
89 Fontana del Moro
The statue of a Moor in the middle is wrestling with a dolphin.
90 Fontana del Moro90 Fontana del Moro
90 Fontana del Moro
Another view of the fountain.
91 Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi91 Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
91 Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
The Fountain of the Four Rivers with an Egyptian obelisk is in the middle of Piazza Navona.
92 Fontana del Nettuno92 Fontana del Nettuno
92 Fontana del Nettuno
The Fountain of Neptune with Neptune fighting an octopus.
93 Piazza Navona93 Piazza Navona
93 Piazza Navona
Another view of the piazza.
94 Church94 Church
94 Church
The church of Sant'Andrea della Valle.
95 Charging Up95 Charging Up
95 Charging Up
Electric cars being charged up.
96 Vespas96 Vespas
96 Vespas
Many vespas waiting to be hired by tourists.
97 Colosseum97 Colosseum
97 Colosseum
Not far from our apartment, the Colosseum is visible.
98 Don't Fall!98 Don't Fall!
98 Don't Fall!
I was very worried that these excited dogs would jump or fall from their first floor apartment.
99 Porta del Popolo99 Porta del Popolo
99 Porta del Popolo
The entrance to the Piazza del Popolo.
100 Entrance100 Entrance
100 Entrance
One of the entrances to Villa Borghese.
101 Statue101 Statue
101 Statue
A statue of St Peter on the exterior Porta del Popolo.
102 In the Piazza102 In the Piazza
102 In the Piazza
Standing in the middle of the piazza and looking towards Porta del Popolo.
103 Interior103 Interior
103 Interior
The interior of Santa Maria in Montesanto.
104 Interior104 Interior
104 Interior
The interior of Santa Maria in Montesanto.
105 Twin Churches105 Twin Churches
105 Twin Churches
The twin churches - Santa Maria in Montesanto and Santa Maria dei Miracoli (being restored).
106 Frieze106 Frieze
106 Frieze
This frieze was on the wall of a government building in the piazza.



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