It's Danbo!
8 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
It was a bit too crowded to take Groot out for pictures but Danbo is pocket sized so it's easy to get quick shots with him. Danbo has such a blank looking face but, for some reason, I think that heЧитать далее
Right Up My Alley
8 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
After seeing Trevi Fountain, we decided to keep on wandering around to see what else we might find. It's kind of difficult to navigate around Rome because most of the streets are little alleys, likeЧитать далее
Holiday Season Pooh
8 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
I was so surprised to find a Disney Store in Rome! We decided to go in and look around. I was hoping to find a Roman Mickey and Minnie, dressed in a toga or as a centurion. We didn't see anything likeЧитать далее
Street Art
8 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ 🌧 55 °F
I saw these tree pots painted to look like Lego people as we were walking around Rome. As a Lego fan, these caught my eye right away. I was hoping that this was where that elusive Lego Store was butЧитать далее
Gelato!
8 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ 🌧 55 °F
Before going back to the hotel room, we stopped off to get some gelato. I was the only one who got some. Kathy tasted it but prefers ice cream. I'm very surprised. I love ice cream but I think thatЧитать далее
Good Night, Rome!
8 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ 🌧 54 °F
This is the view out of our hotel room window. It's not the best view that we've ever had but I've seen worse. The rain is still coming down and I'm hoping that it lets up a bit tomorrow. We did soЧитать далее
Blame it on the Rain
8 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ 🌧 55 °F
The rain still hasn't stopped. If anything, it's gotten much heavier. It's coming down so hard, in fact, that it woke me up. I really hope that it's not like this tomorrow morning. We've got a lot ofЧитать далее
Breakfast with a View
9 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
I just made it into the Hotel Mozart's free breakfast buffet. Since I was the last one to make it into the shower, I'm naturally the last one to make it to breakfast. I'm liking the view out theЧитать далее
Breakfast with my Honey
9 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
Bryan was just leaving as I got there, leaving Kathy and I able to enjoy breakfast together. The food wasn't great but I certainly enjoyed the company. All I had was the scrambled eggs on on toastЧитать далее
The Flower Stall
9 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
This little flower shop stood at the end of the block where our hotel was located. Not only is it a beautiful spot of color on the street, it also became our marker, letting us know what street toЧитать далее
SPQR
9 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
This is a manhole cover that we passed as we were walking. It's strange to see it being square instead of round but I like that it's inscribed with SPQR.
SPQR, an abbreviation for Senātus PopulusqueЧитать далее
Starting Our Climb
9 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Since it's just down the street from our hotel, the Spanish Steps is an obvious first choice for sightseeing in Rome. I hope that I can make it to the top of these steps. I don't care for stairs butЧитать далее
Going Up
9 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
So far, so good, but we've barely begun. Even from the bottom it's a great view. That cathedral at the top of the steps looks great. I'm so curious to see how it looks inside.
Shutterbug
9 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Bryan’s been using a GoPro camera to take pictures with and it seems like a great camera. It can do photos and video and I really like how tiny it is. It seems to be nearly indestructible andЧитать далее
Looking Back
9 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Looking back, our progress looks a bit more impressive. I'm actually a bit surprised that this spot seems to attract such a crowd. What is it, really, other than a staircase? I had read that this areaЧитать далее
Climbing the Spanish Steps
9 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
At least these steps are all evenly spaced and each step is the same height. When we were climbing the Great Wall when we went to Beijing, every step was different. As much as I wanted to get to theЧитать далее
Almost There
9 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Looking back again, I can see how far up I've gone. I'm almost at the top now and I'm not even tired yet. I have to admit, these steps weren't as bad as I expected them to be. I wish that I could haveЧитать далее
Bryan and Kathy
9 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
We're all so happy to have made it to the top of the Spanish Steps. The view from up here is amazing! Making the walk up all those steps was so worth it!
At the Top
9 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
We made it to the top of the Spanish Steps! Although the steps looked quite daunting looking up at them from the street level, I climbed them all and rather quickly, I might add. I'm glad that I'mЧитать далее
What a View!
9 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
The view from the top of the Spanish Steps is amazing! I'm glad that it stopped raining for a bit so that we could enjoy this beautiful view. Some of those clouds like a bit threatening though. I hopeЧитать далее
He Made It!
9 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
I see many pictures of Groot on Instagram but none of them show him exploring Rome. He made it to the top of the Spanish Steps and can't wait to see what comes next. I'm very glad that I took GrootЧитать далее
No Selfies
9 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Kathy wanted to start using her selfie stick for a few pictures but, when she took it out, she realized that she packed the wrong one. The one she brought was her old one and it won't work with theЧитать далее
Danbo
9 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Danbo's really enjoying the view from the top of the Spanish Steps. I have a feeling that Groot and Danbo are going to be the toys that I use the most for photography. I'd like to use some of my MezcoЧитать далее
Sallustiano Obelisk
9 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
At the top of the Spanish Steps you can find the Sallustiano Obelisk (Obelisco Sallustiano) standing before Trinity de Trinità dei Monti church. This is an 18th century Roman made monumentЧитать далее
Time for a Selfie
9 ноября 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Kathy always enjoys taking those selfie style photos. I always like pictures of us together. We look so natural and comfortable together. I guess that most couples who have been together a long timeЧитать далее