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January 28, 2005
A Week in Rome: Castel Sant' Angelo - Continued
Introduction
The Colosseum
Palatine Hill
The Forum
The Pantheon
The Vatican Museum
St. Peter in Chains
Imperial Lion
St Peter's Square and Basilica
Atop St. Peter's Dome
Castel Sant' Angelo
Florence Day Trip
I ran into some technical difficulties last week posting the remainder of my Castel Sant' Angelo pics, but I think I've got that all ironed out. So here at the ones you missed. We'll start out with a 2,000 year old bridge--yes, the three arches in the middle are original:
Now that's quality construction, that is. The bridge connects the castle to Rome's historic core across the Tiber River. The bridge is lined with more recent--but still very old--additions of angel statues:
The Tiber River itself is, like Florence's River Arn, a slow-moving river by Western US standards. Wide and lazy it winds between what was the center of Imperial Rome and the outlying developments, such as the Vatican City. From the top of Castel Sant' Angelo, we could see vast clouds of swallows dancing over the river, almost like flights of bats.
And finally, the sunset over the Vatican City.
Posted by Susan the Human at January 28, 2005 6:15 AM
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Comments
Jim Longhurst sent me here. Blame him. :)
I am green with evil amounts of envy. I've been immersed in all things classical for years now and I hope you have a delightful trip.
That being said, if you can give me any details on textile manufacture in ancient Etruria (Tuscany), I'd ... dunno. Send Beatlevibes your way?
Posted by: BJ van Look at January 28, 2005 8:54 PM
Looks like you're nice and comfy...
Posted by: mark at February 1, 2005 7:53 AM
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