Wake-up 5:00 am to take first flight @ 7:00 to Rome and see this SPECTACULAR sight from the plane.....
After my trip to the Embassy to renew my passport which, by the way, only took 15 minutes, I met up with Stefy for lunch.
Stefy & I in a store trying on funny stuff!
Then, off to dinner with the other girls, Claudia & Laura to eat spaghetti!
Claudia
Next Day Trevi Fountain!
Claudia, Stefy & Laura
Caludia, Stefy & Me
The Pantheon, a building in Rome, commissioned by Marcus Agrippa as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome, and rebuilt by Emperor Hadrian in about 126 AD.
Since the Renaissance the Pantheon has been used as a tomb. Among those buried there are the painters Raphael and Annibale Carracci, the composer Arcangelo Corelli, and the architect Baldassare Peruzzi.
Also buried there are two kings of Italy: Vittorio Emanuele II and Umberto I, as well as Umberto's Queen, Margherita.
Although Italy has been a republic since 1946, volunteer members of Italian monarchist organisations maintain a vigil over the royal tombs in the Pantheon. This has aroused protests from time to time from republicans, but the Catholic authorities allow the practice to continue, although the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage is in charge of the security and maintenance.
The Pantheon today is used as a church. Masses are celebrated there, in particular on important Catholic days of obligation and weddings.
The Pantheon Dome's coffered ceiling also known as a lacunar ceiling:
Piazza Navona
Built in 1st century AD, and follows the form of the open space of the stadium. The ancient Romans came there to watch the agones ("games"), and hence it was known as 'Circus Agonalis' (competition arena). It is believed that over time the name changed to 'in agone' to 'navone' and eventually to 'navona'.
One of the statues in Neptune's Fountain in Piazza Navona.
Claudia
A cute little shop!
And cute Restaurants! I wish I could have tried them all!
Tired Girls! 
Stefy In Piazza di Spagna
Spanish Steps from Piazza di Spagna
Taking a rest with cocktails & champagne
an old barber shop!
Cool painting
Last Night in Rome, our yummy vegetarian dinner, and it was REALLY GOOD!
...... The rest of the time was spent shopping.... no time to take pictures there! :-))))
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