Photos of Rome

We also went for a bus tour on the Hop On Hop Off bus to get a bigger and better overview of the city. It had stopped raining, but the audio on the bus we were on was not operating, so we weren't sure what we were seeing all the time.

But here are a few pictures of Roman life:

On Wednesday morning, our official first day of the Foodie's trip, we went to Campo dei Fiori, the large food market in the old part of Rome (Centro Storico) to see, partake, and purchase some of the beautiful produce, meat market, pastry stores, and miscellaneous goods available.  Lydia and I bought scarves (and I haven't yet paid her back my share of the combined purchase price); Marilyn wanted to sample some of the fava beans but was reprimanded by the very stern vendor; pomegranate juice was tasted; oranges and yellow plums were purchased.  It's a cacophony of color at Campo dei Fiori.

From there we walked down the via Giulia, over the Tiber to Trastevere where we had pizza for lunch, then up to the gardens of Gianicolo Hil, where we chatted with some very cheery gardeners and students, then on up the steep hill to the Tempietto, a jewel of  Renaissance architecture.

We walked a lot!