Wed. Morning was at the colosseum.

Partly covered in scaffolding.

Wed. Lunch at Le Lanterne

Terri had risotto with clams, langostino, calamari, and shrimp.

I had roasted salmon with grilled zucchini and eggplant.

Decorated Ceilings

Lunch at Chiostro del Bramante

Pantheon, oculus and drain

Drain

Oculus

Mon. 11/17 at the Vatican

Bernini's colonnade, all cleaned up!

The Barberini bees, on one of the four (Bernini) columns supporting the baldacchino.  Tucked under the central volute is a baby's face.  The other three column bases show the mother, just pregnant.  Then more pregnant with the shield behind the bees bulging out more and more, and the mom's face -- where the baby's is here  -- contorted in labor.  And then finally -- the baby!

Monday 11/17 at Arlu Restaurant

Nancy had Caprese salad, and Terri had arugula, walnut, parmesan, pear with the best warm home made bread and olive oil.

Anguipede -- Example of

Snaky legged horses!

Sat., 11/15. Pizza Making Tour

Veggies for minestrone 

Mini strawberries 

More fresh fruit

On to oil and vinegar

Then make our own pizza

The restaurant was charming.

The best part?  Our guide, Andrea, pictured above, adopted a cat from the Largo Argentina Cat Sanctuary!

Sculpture from the Museo Borghese

Bernini's Scipione Borghese 

Bernini

Bernini's David

Bernini's Apollo and Daphne

Bernini's Truth

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Museo Borghese

Antonio Canova's Pauline Borghese as Venus

This is one ceiling!

A temporary exhibit

Bracelet, ink stand & pen.  Gold, enamel & rock crystal.

Lunch outdoors in Borghese Gardens.  In hi 60s/low 70s.

Cupola of San Carlino alle Quattro Fontane, by Borromini.

Note "sede vacante" on tomb.

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Terri with cafe latte.

At Trajan's Market

Lunch fri 11/14 borghese garden

At Trajan's Market

Contemporary Art at Trajan's Market

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