Basilica of Santa Maria
April 3, 2025 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Another beautiful church, the story behind this one, is the Virgin Mary came to the Pope in a dream and showed him a snowflake the next day he saw snow on the ground here and had this church built. itRead more
More of our 1st day in Rome
April 3, 2025 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
The Parthenon
April 3, 2025 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
It's pretty amazing this Dome has been standing with over 2,000 years has been remodeled and converted from a Roman temple to a do a Catholic Church but the basic structure and the Dome has remainedRead more
Church of Saint ignitius of loyola
April 3, 2025 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Another incredible church.
Castle of the holy angel
April 3, 2025 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Incredible building that has been in use over 2,000 years versus mausoleum then military facility and also the popes apartment
A few last photos of Rome
April 3, 2025 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Just a few last photos.
The roman form.
April 4, 2025 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
This would have been the main part of Rome. It was fun to look at all the sites, some almost 3000 years old. It is hard to fathom how a society so advanced could fall apart.
The Colosseum
April 4, 2025 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
The Big Daddy of all the Roman ruins. It Is amazing that the Romans understood engineering so well. those arches they built over 2,000 years ago are still holding all that weight for a long time itRead more
Hop on hop off buss
April 5, 2025 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Have plans to go to any churches today. we still need up in four of them. so beautiful and impressive. You can't walk by
St Peter in chains
April 6, 2025 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
This church has Michelangelo's Moses inside. It's amazing that such work of art can just be a non-descript church. it it is named Saint Peter in Chains because it has the chains same Peter was heldRead more
The wedding cake.
April 6, 2025 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
The memorial to United Italy, you can see this all over town. we finally managed to claim to the top of it. I guess the locals call it the wedding cake
The bike tour
April 7, 2025 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
On the bike tour, we had a great ride saw another Michelangelo sculpture.
The catacombs
April 7, 2025 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
We booked a trip to the catacombs, and you can't take pictures inside the catacombs. However, we had a great bus driver who showed some of the things on the way. He recommended a restaurant forRead more
St Peter's Basilica
April 8, 2025 in Vatican City ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
The largest and probably most opulent Christian church in the world simply amazing
The Vatican Museum
April 8, 2025 in Vatican City ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Navarro square area
April 9, 2025 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
We went back to one of our favorite squares. Had some great food. And went into a small church to see a Michelangelo statue
St John Lateran
April 9, 2025 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
This is the Rome cathedral. And the seat of the bishop of Rome.
St. paul outside the walls
April 9, 2025 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
There are 4 Papal churches in Rome. This is the 4th one we visited. The funny thing is we were 2 blocks from it almost every day. It is close to the station we transferred from the busses to theRead more
basilica of saint mary of the angels and
April 10, 2025 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
The outside of this church is part of a roman bath. Michelangelo designed the inside. It has a hole for the sun to shine on a line that traces the year. The symbols of the zodiac are along that line.
Church of the sacred heart
April 10, 2025 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
You can see the statue on the roof from all over Rome. We finally made it inside.
The Dome of St. Peter's church
April 10, 2025 in Vatican City ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
For 10, you can climb 551 stairs to the dome. So worth the money and the stairs.
Civitavecchia
April 11, 2025 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
Beautiful little Port Town. We're back on a boat. And in 21 days, we'll be back in the U.S
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I love the purple!
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Golden baby Jesus throwing the peace ✌️ sign? I love this! Had to learn more from my AI friends… “The statue of the Christ Child in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome is housed within the Crypt of the Nativity, also referred to as the Bethlehem Crypt. The crystal reliquary that holds the statue and fragments of the Holy Crib was designed by Giuseppe Valadier in the early 19th century, replacing an earlier reliquary from the 1600s that was stolen by Napoleonic troops. While Giuseppe Valadier created the reliquary, it is important to note that the golden statue of the Christ Child itself is much older, dating back to the 13th century. The statue is a significant object of veneration, with the reliquary containing what are believed to be pieces of the manger where Jesus was laid.”