Hello from the farm! It occurred to me the other day that while I include photos in my blogs about the places I go, I don’t share nearly the amount of photos I take on my travels. Given that I won’t be traveling any time soon, I thought now was the perfect time to share tons of photos so you all can experience a new place through my eyes. First up is Roma, my favorite city in the whole world. You can either scroll through the thumbnails or click on each image for a larger version. Hope you enjoy! Love from the farm.
It was an unbelievably hot week Zoe and I spent in Roma last summer, but oh what I wouldn’t give to be back there again. With a white hot sun beating down, the crystal blue sky stretched for miles above us, The Eternal City at our feet. I studied classical studies in college and am happiest when surrounded by Roman ruins, so we spent an entire day at the forum and the palatine hill. The colosseum has new rules that mean you need to make appointments for entrance before you arrive, not just skip the line with the Roma Pass like in years past so we just took photos outside. We did make reservations to get a Vatican tour and see St Paul’s cathedral but WOW was it busy. Even with out first thing in the morning tour, it was more crowded than I’ve been in a long time. I don’t think I will feel the need to venture back there again for a long time. Overall, though, I love Rome and it’s bustle. The food, the people, the history. It’s all so wonderful. If you haven’t been, or even if you have, I hope you enjoy seeing it through my eyes.
Roman Forum 
Roman Forum 
Looking out of the Roman Forum 
Umbilicus Urbis – The center of the city, from which and to which all distances were measured in ancient times. 
The Temple of Saturn (I think) in the Roman Forum. 
The arch of Septimius Severus in the Forum. 
The Roman Forum 
Roma from above is amazing. 
The view of the forum from the palatine hill 
Zoe and I at the colosseum 
The Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II otherwise known as Altare della Patria 
Italy’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. 
Sigh. The Tiber. 
Remember when I wrote about good luck pinecones from Sicily? 
Lapiz blue is one of my favorite colors ever. 
Insane crowds in the Vatican museum map hallway. 
My JetSet Candy necklace reminds me of my favorite city all the time. 
Want to play hopscotch? 
Michael the Archangel atop the Castel St Angelo 
The view from the top of Castel St Angelo 
The Tiber River 
Little alleyways make Rome so quaint. 
The Altare della Patria at night. 
Trajan’s forum at night. 
The Roman Forum at night is so gorgeous. 
The colosseum at night is breathtaking. 
The Arch of Constantine is just outside the Colosseum. 
The colosseum is so gorgeous all lit up.
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