QuattroRomeo

The first of way too many fancy bath tubs for the rich and famous in Roman times!

We then started our walk down some very long hallways filled with old treasures. A sampling:

Our guide took us to the courtyard first for an orientation talk:

Sculpture by Pomodoro:

One of my favourite photos! :

Isn't it too soon to start shopping??

Now it starts to get crowded!

Maurizio delivered us to our guide, and we headed in to get our tickets from the reservation desk.

Passed through the security scanner:

Our guide leading us up the escalator to start the tour.

Approaching the Vatican.

Time for lunch! Maurizio booked us a casual place for a quick bite.

Delicious carbonara all around, plus house wine!

After lunch, we head for our Vatican tour! From inside the van, you can see how the big windows allow for a good view:

Our big van on the right:

Piazza Navona:

And then off to our next stop.

Santa Maria del Popolo:

Another grand interior:

The church on the right of this square is our next stop:

There was at least one beggar at every site with a stairway!

Another building at the same intersection:

Walked by these on our way to the van:

On our way to the next stop:

Although it was in low light, and very high up, the exquisite Bernini sculpture ‘Ecstasy of St. Theresa’

From that unassuming entrance to see this inside- incredible!:

Exiting the Pantheon, there are little shops across the square:

Life goes on just around it:

en route to our next stop:

timed out

I'm sure you have seen this picture before!:

By the columns of the Pantheon before we go in:

Looking up:

Narrow alley through which we caught our first glimpse of the Pantheon!

Maurizio dropped us off right here!

Then we had time for a bio-break and espresso:

And a chocolate shop: