Ancient Rome. In one week.

Finally, the pictures of Ancient Rome - as promised. All of these sights we visited for Lisa's art history class. Consider this blog entry to be a photo journal. Enjoy! And, sorry for the crappy layout.

A picture of the half of the Pantheon that is not under construction.
















Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius (Capitoline Hill).














Trajan's Market and Column - my monuments!
































The Colosseum.

































A pretty church ceiling.
















Michael Angelo's Moses. This is has the reputation of
being one of his best sculptures. Not a bad reputation to have!
















Michael Angelo's Risen Christ. It has the reputation of being his worst piece of work. Doesn't look too shabby to me!



















A protest we witnessed today. The first sign of the demonstration was spotting all 3 types of Italian police on each block. Sure enough, a few hours later it was in full swing. I'm still not sure what exactly the protest was about...
















Gelato update
Tiramisu - disappointing. After eating real, Italian, excellent Tiramisu, the gelatto flavor was a major let down.

Stracciatella - really good! It's basically the Italian equivalent of chocolate chip ice cream. Very creamy; would pair great with fruit or chocolate.



Here's the link to an allegedly simple gelatto recipe. Give it a try and let me know what you think!

http://www.italylogue.com/food-drink/strawberry-gelato-recipe.html