Local inhabitants
Thursday, January 12th, 2012 Ecology, Leisure, Photography, Travels Birds, breadcrumbs or salvation, cute None
Some of the local inhabitants waiting for their salvation at Piazza San Pietro. Or maybe they just want some breadcrumbs.
~Lars
Pantheon and Bar del Fico
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 Leisure, Photography, Travels Bar del Fico, chess, Pantheon None
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- Inside Pantheon
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- The dome of Pantheon
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- Inside looking out
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- Lars standing in the doorway
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- Campari bitter
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- Old guys playing chess beneath the Fico
(2/2) The visit to Pantheon was downright magnificent. Be sure to drop by if you visit Rome. In need of unwinding after a full day of grandeur, we relaxed at a café called Bar del Fico, where old men were playing chess beneath a tall fig tree. Nice :-)
~ Guri
Castel Sant’ Angelo, Piazza Navona Pantheon
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 Leisure, Photography, Travels Castel Sant' Angelo, Piazza Navona None
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- Getting ready and set
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- Castel Sant’ Angelo (r), St Pietro (b)
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- Castel Sant’ Angelo in the background
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- Piazza Navona
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- Piazza Navona
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- Lars admiring the Pantheon
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- Fuelling up for the sightseeing
(1/2) To get to the Pantheon we walked a route leading us by the Castel Sant’ Angelo which originally was built to hold the remains of the emperor Hadrian in 139 AD. It now appears as a fortified bastion which among other things served as the popes retreat site way back when (the mid-16th century I think)… We went through a bunch of charming alleys to get to the Piazza Navona and shortly thereafter, the Pantheon…
~ Guri
The Pantheon
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 Leisure, Photography, Travels Pantheon None
Headed down to the Pantheon which was amazing. The dome is the largest arched construction of its kind, concrete that is, in the world. With a diameter of 43.3 m it’s even bigger than the dome of Saint Peter’s Basilica. In other words… it’s pretty frekkin impressive! The structure as seen today was completed between 118 and 125 A.D., during the reign of Hadrian.
We relaxed at several cafés and did some window shopping in the sun. Got my eyes set on two pairs of Italian shoes, a belt and a purse. Probably not going to be able to leave them behind ;-) A perfect day. Booked a guided tour in the Vatican city for tomorrow. Really looking forward to that!
~ Guri
Second day in Rome
Monday, January 9th, 2012 Leisure, Photography, Travels Good food, Guri and Lars is crazy, Peroni, Piazza San Pietro None
Our second day in Rome is a Monday. Sleeping a while, and a later breakfast than usual. This is the whole point with this trip. Take it easy, but still discover the eternal city. After all, the city is eternal, and I guess it will still be around for the next ten days.
Today we have had cappuccino, some foccachia/pannini thing for lunch, and chestnuts and beer for second lunch. Guri and I were crazy, and enjoyed a Peroni beer each in the Piazza San Pietro. We had dinner in a restaurant that gave a poor first impression. Luckily, the food totally outclassed our expectations. Even the service was good, in a nice and clumsy Italian way (as compared to the Norwegian stiff service style). A nice day.
~ Lars
Piazza San Pietro
Monday, January 9th, 2012 Leisure, Photography, Travels Piazza San Pietro, St Peters square None
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- Enjoying Berninis work
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- Saints
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- Great photoshoot
We spent the daylight hours walking to the St Peters Square and relaxing in the sun. A lot of impressions and enjoying Berninis work (read about him here if you want) resulted in a heap-load of pictures… I won’t be boring you with too many – google will give you plenty that are better than mine if you are interested – and I bet Lars will post some too ;-)
Had to include the one showing of the saints in an arch… During Johannes Paulus II (or Karol Wojtyla) more people were given status as saints than during the 17 popes that went before him – IN ALL! Now, there’s one guy that knew his PR…!
~ Guri
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