rome feb 07

for my birthday my lovely sisters got me a trip to rome. rome is one top destination. the history, ruins, people and food are marvellous.

my fav. bits are the roman forum; the pantheon; domus aurea; the catacombs and the endless, stupendous, pant-wettingly amazing art and architecture

for lovers of cats and history (great combination) go to the ara sacra; this is a small plot below the level of the road in the largo torre argentina. it contains three ancient temples (of unknow dedication) and a cat santuary. it's the spot where julius caesar was murdered, back in the day. the temple complex is home to hundreds of cats and the santuary is run out of offices/vets under the arches to one corner of the complex.


temple of saturn, forum


towards the tabularium on the capitoline hill
(templum divus Vespasianus in front)


the floor of the senate house, roman forum


pantheon; monolithic colums!
inscription "M·AGRIPPA·L·F·COS·TERTIVM·FECIT" marcus agrippa, son of lucius,
built during his third consulate (according to a sister)



occulus, pantheon


occulus, pantheon


contemplating michaelangelo's steps
capitoline hill