Lynn and Nick in Europe, 2009

Roma, 12-18 September and 12 October

		We stayed not far from Campo die Fiori, where every morning there is a fresh food market. *
		Detail of the Trevi Fountain. *
		Lynn was fascinated by the Bernini angel statues on Ponte San Angelo, over the Tiber at Castel San Angelo. *
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		A bit of Photoshop work here! *
		We visited the Acqueduct Park, towards the south-east edge of Rome, which has the remains of several acqueducts that supplied water to ancient Rome. †
		Some remains were less complete than others. *
		Ancient door near the acqueducts. †
		We visited St Peter's Basilica on a day when a storm seemed about to break. *
		St Peter looking down on his piazza. *
		The Vatican's Swiss Guards ensuring that nothing unseemly happens. *
		The dome of St Peter's Basilica. *
		Holy Spirit window, St Peter's Basilica. *
		Michaelangelo's Pieta in St Peter's Basilica. *
		Fountain in Piazza San Paulo. The weather had cleared up. †
		Detail of a triumphal arch in the Roman Forum. *
		The organ in the church of Santa Maria della Vittoria. *
		Santa Maria della Vittoria is better known for this Bernini sculpture of the ecstacy of St Teresa. *
		Detail of Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers in Piazza Navona. *
		Another little detail in this sculpture. †
		Hand from the statue of the Yellow River. *
		Dove of Peace at the top of the Fountain of the Four Rivers. *
		Exterior of the Pantheon. *
		The Pantheon dome. *
		Raphael's tomb in the Pantheon. *
		View out of the Pantheon doorway quite early in the morning, before the area gets overwhelmed with visitors. †
		Ceiling of the church of Santa Maria in Trastevere. *
		Apse of the church of Santa Maria Maggiore. *
		The unassuming little church of Santa Maria del Popolo has a number of treasures, including this Caravaggio painting of The Crucifixion of St Peter. *
		Fresco by Pinturicchio, Santa Maria del Popolo. *
		Momento mori, Santa Maria del Popolo. *
		"Living art" on a street in Rome. *
		Sometimes there would be just one motor bike. *
		At other times, there would be many. *
		We spent a day going by bus to Tivoli, where we visited Villa d'Este. Although the Villa is interesting, the main draw is the garden with its many extraordinary fountains. *
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		Viale delle Cento Fontane (Road of 100 Fountains) at Villa d'Este. *
		The fountains are rather worn and overgrown. †
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		This one has not been restored to working order, and might have been considered in rather bad taste when it did operate. Note the brass nipples! †
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		We had one night in Rome on our way home from Spain. Again it was a stormy day. Clouds seen from the rooftop terrace of our B&B. *
		Dusk over Piazza Navona. †
		Church spire in the evening light. †
		Restaurants in Piazza Navona with tables clustered under umbrellas, trying to keep dry. We ate indoors that night. *

From Rome, we flew to Barcelona to start our visit to a new country for us: Spain.