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So I took it easy by going to two museums!

Here's the cafe in the Scuderie (which was the stables for the Quirinal Palace); they don't allow photos in the museum itself.

This is the view from my table.

 Another view from the cafe, up via del Quirinale.

Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderne

Works in Ceramic by a contemporary artist.

Detail of photo above.

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Calder

Giacometti

de Chirico

Move 3 Centuries by turning around.

The apse mosaics of the church are 6th century.

Turn around and you see the 3rd century Roman Rotunda.

You're looking through glass; hence, the reflection.

Water Comes Back On

Watch for it!

First & second basins have water.

The bottom basin is full.

We have liftoff!

And a selfie.

Cleaning the Trevi Fountain

Sucking up the Coins.  Note blue canister vac at right.

 

Loading the coins.

 Under the watchful eye.

Piazza Navona Christmas Market

Toys (Smurfs!), Candy, Ornaments from the Piazza Navona Christmas market.

The white logs are chocolate.

Below are animated creche figures.

Smurfs!

 Very heavy ceramic ornaments.

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Segway tour on the Aventine Hill

No, we did not take it.

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Cosmati work at Santa Sabina on the Aventine

Capri

Catnap and Coffee in Capri

Pompeii

View from Pompeii Hotel Room

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Nancy, bellying up to the bar in Pompeii.

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Veronica in Pompeii

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We also took a guided tour of the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel, the musculature of which influenced Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel figures.

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At the Museo Carlo Bilotti were contemporary artists' work, too.

We especially liked the fooze-ball game made with heads.

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We have enjoyed beautiful weather!

Warm enough to eat outside.

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Got our money's worth out of the bus passes. 

Started northeast at Villa Borghese & ended way west at the Vatican.

The photo below is at the Museo Carlo Bilotti; Bilotti collected about 18 of Giorgio de Chirico's post-metaphysical paintings.

The Menorah in Piazza Barberini, Rome

Checking In Online

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Over a much needed cuppa joe

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At the church of San Cosimato in Trastevere

For the Car Guys in the Group

We saw this mint condition truck in the Trastevere area this morning.

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Temporary art exhibit, a very fishy one, at Trajan's Market.