Rome, Italy October 2005

We sailed on a 12 night cruise that sailed in and out of Rome, Italy. We stayed in Rome one night prior to the cruise and 2 nights after the cruise. This is a fantastic city. We can't wait to go back some day in the future. Our cruise took us from Rome to Naples, Dubrovnik (Croatia), Messina (Sicily), Barcelona(Spain), Cannes (France), Liviorno (Florence) and back to Rome.

Vatican - Cortile della Pigna

Vatican - Cortile della Pigna

Vatican - The Hall of Statues
One of the first rooms that you view after you enter the Vatican.

Vatican - Cortile Ottagonale

Vatican Round Room
One of the mosaics in the floor of the Round Room

Vatican Round Room

Vatican - Room of the Biga

Vatican - Gallery of the Candelabra
This was one of the most beautiful hallways in the Vatican. Each wall was...

Vatican - Gallery of the Candelabra
Detailed view

Vatican - Gallery of the Candelabra
Detail. Enlarge the photo to get the full effect.

Vatican Musuems

Vatican Musuems

Vatican Musuems
After going room to room, we kind of lost track of where we were or...

Vatican Musuems

Room of Heliodorus
One of the Raphael Rooms of the Vatican Museum.

Vatican Musuems

Vatican Musuems

Vatican - Sistine Chapel
Shhh.. Not supposed to take pictures in here, but, everyone else was,...

Vatican - Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo's "The Last Judgement" on the far wall.

Inside St Peter's Cathedral

Baldacchino by Bernini
Only the Pope may deliver mass from this Papal Altar.

Throne of St Peter in Glory
The window above the throne.

Piazza San Pietro

Piazza San Pietro
The colonnades surround the Piazza in front of St Peters.

Colonnades of the Piazza San Pietro

Papal Audience
They had the Piazza San Pietro set up for a Papal Audience scheduled...

Vatican - Swiss Guard

Vatican - Swiss Guards

Vatican - Swiss Guards
These poor guys. Always getting asked questions.

Civitavecchia
Today, we sail out of Civitavecchia on the Carnival Liberty for Naples,...

Civitavecchia Harbor
View from the Carnival Liberty.

Carnival Liberty

Carnival Liberty
This big screen entertained those at the pool during the day and...

Carnival Liberty
cabin 8448

Carnival Liberty
Cabin 8448

Carnival Liberty
cabin 8448

Carnival Liberty
Our balcony of cabin 8448 on the Liberty. Cat 9A. Large wrap around balcony.

Carnival Liberty
Balcony of cabin 8448

Carnival Liberty
We enjoy our welcome aboard drink as we explore our cabin and balcony.

Gladiators
In front of The Victor Emmanuel Monument

Trevi Fountain

Neptune
The central figure of the Trevi Fountain

Triton and Sea Horse
Detail of Rome's grandest fountain.

Unruly Sea Horse
The sea horses symbolize the two contrasting moods of the sea.

Trevi Fountain

Trevi Fountain
Completed in 1762

Trevi Fountain Detail

Temple of Hadrian
The only remains of the temple are the eleven marble columns (AD 145) The...

Piazza della Rotonda
Obelisk on the Piazza in front of the Pantheon.

Pantheon

Pantheon
Interior and dome

Pantheon
Partial dome and interior

Pantheon
Interior

Behind the Pantheon

Obelisk of Santa Maria sopra Minerva
Bernini's Egyptian obelisk and marble elephant (1667).

Fabric Purchase
We found this nun purchasing a bolt of fabric on one of the back streets near...

Piazza Navona

Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
Designed by Bernini in 1651. The figure cringing with arm upraised...

Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi
The symbolic figure of the Ganges River.

Smart Cars
In front of the Castel Sant'Angelo

Castle Sant'Angelo
Seen from the Ponte Sant'Angelo

Statue on the Ponte Sant'Angelo

Castle Sant'Angelo

Crossing the Tiber
One of the many bridges that cross the Tiber River.

St Peter's view
From the Tiber River

View of St Peter's

Palazzo di Giustizia

Palazzo di Giustizia detail

Church next to the Palazzo di Giustizia

Mausoleum of Augustus
Augustus had the mausoleim built in 28 BC, the year he became sole...

Spanish Steps

Piazza della Repubblica

Piazza della Repubblica

Palace Guards at Palazzo del Quirinale
The official residence of the president of Italy.

St Peter's view
View from the Palazzo del Quirinale.

Trevi Fountain after dark

The Masses at Trevi
It was jammed packed with people in front of the Trevi Fountain in the evening.

Evening at the Trevi Fountain

Roman Carabiniere

Victor Emmanuel Monument
This huge white marble monument to Italy's first king was completed in 1911

Gladiators Everywhere
These guys could be found all over around the Forum and Colosseum areas just...

Looking for a willing Tourist

Roman Ruins

Roman Ruins

Excavations of the Forum area

Forum of Augustus

Forum of Augustus
41 BC

Forum of Augustus

Temple of Venus and Rome
AD 121

C'mon Lady
You don't want your picture taken with a wannabe Gladiator?

Colosseum Que
Que for entrance into the Colosseum.

Colosseum

View from the Colosseum

View from the Colosseum

View from the Colosseum

Beneath the Arena

Colosseum

Unused Steps of the Colosseum

Colosseum

Colosseum

Relief found inside the Colosseum

Colosseum Ruins

Colosseum

Entry Route
Colosseum

Colosseum

Colosseum

Arch of Constantine
AD 315

Arch of Constantine detail

Arch of Constantine detail

Arch of Titus
Erected in AD 81.

Relief inside the Arch of Titus
Although the relief is badly eroded, you can still make out the triumphant...

The Arch of Titus

Basilica of Constantine and Maxentius

Temple of Antoninus and Faustina

Temple of Antoninus and Faustina

Forum

Temple of Saturn

The Temple of Vespasian

She-Wolf Replica
The original is in the Capitoline Museums.

Piazza del Campidoglio

Roman Forum
Temple of Vespasian on left, Arch of Septimius Severus center and Temple of...

Roman Forum

Roman Forum

The West section of the Roman Forum

Forum treasures

House of the Vestal Virgins