Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.
Miss Piggy
When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it.
Bernard Bailey

Sunday, December 6, 2009

images of Roma

Street vendor selling roasted chestnuts. However, the customer seems determined to have the guy roast his tie.
















Hey good looking, nice robe!




















Right back at you babe!



















Schlepping around Rome in your Italian leather - at the cost of your instep!











OK, we can tell Dona Santa that you were there! We could have stuck around for another 3 hours and seen the Pope deliver Saturday evening mass. Um, no thanks.










Now that is diversifying in the face of economic recession. We have whatever you want - Pizza, Kebab, or Sushi (or is that "and" - ew).











I'm not EVEN going to comment!













The front of our hotel.


















Inside the Coliseum.











In front of the Trevi Fountain. About 3000 Euros are thrown into the fountain every day (the money is reportedly used to subsidize a supermarket for Rome's needy).










Actually, this is in Germany - at the beginning of our trip.


















Looking out on the Circo Maximus (the horse racing and chariot racing area) with the old palace in the background (Palatine Hill).







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