Wedding Beaded Top !!!

The Wedding

Parents of the Groom

Sun 06 at airport

Sun 06 at airport

Sat. 05 Dec. at Ristorante Ulpia

Chocolate cake as dessert

Sat. 05 Dec. at Ristorante Ulpia

Turkey breast as second course

Sat. 05 Dec. at Ristorante Ulpia

Grilled eggplant and zucchini with the second course

Sat. 05 Dec. at Ristorante Ulpia

Fusilli with an oil and herb sauce as first course

Sat. 05 Dec. Ristorante Ulpia

View of Trajan's Forum from my table at Ristorante Ulpia

Sat. 05 Dec. Sant'Agata dei Goti

Wellhead in Courtyard of Sant'Agata dei Goti

Sat. 05 Dec. Sant'Agata dei Goti

Nave and one side aisle of Sant'Agata dei Goti

Sat., 05 Dec. Sant'Agata dei Goti

Floor at Sant'Agata dei Goti

Fri. 04 Dec. Trevi Fountain

The recently-cleaned Trevi Fountain at dusk.  It is very white, indeed.

Fri. 04 Dec. The Menorah is Up!

The monumental Menorah is up in the Piazza Barberini.

Fri. 04 Dec. at Ristorante Malafemmena (The Naughty Lady Restaurant)

First, the wine and the water.

Then the pasta course.

Then the fish and mixed salad.  The fish was shingled in very thinly sliced zucchini.

Then dessert.

And icy cold Limoncello!

Fri. 04 Dec, Ara Pacis Museum

Example of the floral scrollwork on the Ara Pacis, the Altar of Augustan Peace.

Fri. 04 Dec. This Is For Hans!

The scrollwork of the Ara Pacis represents real plants.  Some of them are below.  (The other pictures were up too high for me to photograph.)

 

Fri. 04 Dec. Ara Pacis Museum

Signature of Richard Meier, architect of the Ara Pacis Museum, on the wall at the back of the fountain.

Fri. 04 Dec. Ara Pacis Museum

Fountain in front of the Ara Pacis Museum.

Fri. 04 Dec. electric car

Really cute, in a funny looking way, electric car.

Fri. 04 Dec. Electric Cars

Electric cars at charging stations.

Fri., 04 Dec. Bernini's St. Theresa

Bernini's Ecstacy of St. Theresa in the Cornaro Chapel of Santa Maria della Vittoria

Thurs., 03 Dec. More Mother, Jugs and Speed

My head is used to show the size of the amphorae.

from an exhibit on Dressel's work on linking epigraphy and archaeology at the Markets of Trajan

Thurs., 03 Dec. at Trajan's Market

Part of the temporary exhibit by Umberto Passeretti

Thurs. 03 Dec. at Trajan's Market

Temporary Exhibit of Sculpture

Thurs. 03 Dec. at le Lanterne Restaurant

Prosciutto Pizza -- I did not need to order the veggies -- I didn't finish either.  I did finish the wine!  But that was for my ankle, which I turned on the way to the restaurant.

Thurs. 03 Dec. at le Lanterne

Mixed Fried Veggies: cauliflower, zucchini, artichoke

Thurs., 03 Dec. Trajan's Market

A little Roman cutie pie at Trajan's Market

Thurs., 03 Dec. 2015 Palazzo Quirinale

Guard at the Quirinal Palace, seat of government and home of the President.

Thurs. 03 Dec. 2015 San Carlino

Cloister of San Carlo alla Quattro Fontane, called "San Carlino" because of its diminutive size.  By Borromini.

Wed. 02 Dec. Santa Maria della Pace

Wed. 02 Dec. Another fountain

Pages and pages.  The Book Fountain!

Wed. 02 Dec. Dessert at the Chiostro del Bramante

Dessert: a Millefoglie, 1,000 pages.  The Italian version is more creamy filling (which I think is the best part) than the French version, which is more foglie, or pages of crispy pastry.

Wed., 02 Dec. 2015 lunch at Chiostro del Bramante

Strapazzate con Bacon.  Strapazzate comes from the verb "to treat badly."

These eggs were not treated badly at all.

Wed. 02 Dec. Stadium of Domitian Excavations

Very modern toilet flusher in the bathroom of the excavations.  Push the large round button for more flushing and the small silver one for less.  Very much appreciated reuse of the built environment.

Wed., 02 Dec. Ancient bronze nails

Nails found in the excavations.

Wed. 02 Dec. 2015 Stadium of Domitian Museum

Excavations of the Stadium of Domitian beneath the Piazza Navona.  The Piazza followed the shape of the stadium, semicircular at one end and straight across at the other.

Wed. 02 Dec. 2016 Fountain of the Four Rivers

Bernini's fountain of the Four Rivers in the Piazza Navona with the church of St. Agnes in Agone in the background.  The word "Agone" comes from the Greek work for the games that were played here when this area was the Stadium of Domitian.

Wed. 02 Dec. 2015 St. Ivo alla Sapienza

Church of St. Ivo alla Sapienza.

Wed. 02 Dec. Breakfast at Hotel Aberdeen

Check out the color of the egg yolks!

Tues. 01 Dec. 2015 dessert at da Enzo

Ricotta cake at da Enzo.  The dark layer at the bottom is a thick compote of berries and the crust is dough like in my favorite occhi di buoi cookies.

The filling is whipped ricotta with pine nuts on top.  Now it is just a fond (very fond) memory.

Tues. 01 Dec. 2015 at da Enzo in Trastevere

Lasagne at da Enzo in Trastevere.

Tues. 01 Dec. 2015 Pocket Coffee is Famous

Pocket Coffee (as a metro car) being advertised in the entrance/exit for the metro.