Arrivederci Roma

Monday, 21 September 2015
Rome, Italy
Temps: Hi 82F (28C) / Lo 64F  (18C)

We said farewell to my family today … they took an early morning flight back to Turkey where I will see them in a couple of weeks when I arrive in İzmir for my annual visit with them.

One of the last things we did together before they left was a night tour of Rome.  I have no “post”cards since low-light and a moving vehicle don’t make for ideal photography conditions with Mui’s smartphone, but I thought I’d share one photograph at least.

The Coliseum being used as a canvas for an art installation/slideshow consisting
of images of bacteria collected from the walls of this ancient structure.

Tomorrow we leave Rome for the next segment of our fall travels in Europe.

PostCards from Ancient Rome

Thursday, 17 September 2015
Rome, Italy
Temps: HI 91F (33C) / Lo 73F (23C)

It hasn’t been easy to sightsee with the ever-rising temperatures, but we’ve soldiered on with our exploration of Rome since my family joined us on Monday.  Yesterday and today, we headed out bright and early and used the tickets we purchased online to visit Palatine Hill, the Roman Forum, and the Coliseum.

Stadium of Domitian — from Palatine Hill

Domus Augustana — Palatine Hill

The Forum and the Coliseum from a terrace on Palatine Hill.

The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina (left) and Temple of Romulus from Palatine Hill.

Temple of Saturn (columns on the right) with Palatine Hill in the distance.

Arch of Septimius Severus

Looking across the Atrium Vestae.

Forum of Caesar

Coliseum

Sorry … no time for more than just pictures at the moment.

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