More.

The Spanish Steps.





The Fontana di Trivi. It's big, and I wasn't able to get all of it in a single shot.




Another shot of the fountain.





My sister attempts to toss a coin into the fountain without tossing herself along with it.

Still More.

I don't think I have to say where I took these pictures.

More Pictures.

Above is the grave of Julius Caesar. People still lay flowers on the site, especially during the Ides of March.


These pictures are from the Palatine:

Here are a few of my pictures from Italy earlier this month. St. Peter's Basilica at Vatican City.

This is a statue from inside the basilica sculpted by somebody I have never heard of in my life:







My nephew and his wife decided to stick their hands in the Mouth of Truth.

Personal stuff.

I may have lied a bit. I am able to blog a little bit from Italy. I will see how much time I have between now and the 18th.

I got in about 12 hours of sleep after a long, long, long, long plane ride. I do not think there was much if anything of night. We started out in the daytime in Portland, Oregon, and we ended up in Rome during the daylight. It was weird.

I slept 12 hours straight. Today we are supposed to go to the Vatican.