Gene and Duke in Italy 2006


In June 2006, Gene Gill enjoyed a return visit to Italy.  His Nephew, Duke Gill, joined him for the two weeks of sightseeing in Venice, Florence, and Rome.  It was Duke's first trip to Italy. 

 

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    Rome - 5 nights
     

Piazza Repubblica

Sacra Dell'Argentina

Sacra Dell'Argentina
     
     

Piazza Navona

Piazza Navona

Piazza Navona
     
     

Pantheon

Pantheon Interior

Pantheon Dome
     
     

Trevi Fountain

Trevi Fountain

The Crowds at Trevi Fountain
     
     



Trevi Lit up at Night

The New built into the Old

Another rest stop
     
     

Victor Emanuel II Monument

Victor Emanuel II Monument

Tomb of the Unknown
     
     

Caesar's Forum

Caesar's Forum

Roman Forum
     
     

Duke-Gene at Roman Forum

Roman Forum

Roman Forum
     
     

Roman Forum

Gene-Duke at Roman Forum

Colosseum
     
     

Colosseum Interior

Gene at Colosseum

Gene-Duke at Colosseum
     
     

Colosseum

Three "Ruins"

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Arch of Constantine
     
     

St. Pietro in Vincoli

Moses by Michelangelo

St. Peter's Chains
     
     

Break time

The Campidoglio

The Campidoglio
     
     

Campidoglio - City Hall

Capitoline Museum

Romulus and Remus
     
     

Gene at Capitoline Museum

Gene at Capitoline Museum

Emperor Marcus Aurelius
     

Paintings by Carravaggio

Discus Thrower

"Dying Gaul"
     
     

St. Peter's

Interior of St. Peter's

"Pieta" by Michelangelo
     
     

Interior of St. Peter's Dome

Cardinals

Tomb of Pope John Paul II
     
     

Gene at St. Peter's

Gene-Duke at St. Peter's

Vatican Museums
     
     

"Laocoon"

"Last Judgment" by Michelangelo

Sistine Chapel Ceiling by Michelangelo
     
     

Villa Borghese Gallery

Gene-Duke at Villa Borghese

Gardens of Villa Borghese
     
     

"Pauline Bonaparte" by Canova

"David" by Carravaggio

"Daphne and Apollo" by Bernini
     
     

Getting more "bench time"

Palazzo Barberini Entrance

Palazzo Barberini
     
     

Spanish Steps (Morning)

Spanish Steps (Morning)

Spanish Steps (Evening)
     
     

Santa Maria Degli Angell

Interior Santa Maria Degli Angell

Whatever is available
     
     

Museo Delle Terme

Museo Delle Terme

Museo Delle Terme
     
     

The "Mouth of Truth"

Twin Churches Piazza Del Popolo

Piazza Del Popolo
     
     

Temple of Fortuna Virilis

Temple of Vesta



Another Ruin
 

 ...And an excursion to Tivoli to visit "Villa Adriana" - a city built by  Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd Century BC.
 
 

Model of Villa Adriana

Villa Adriana

Villa Adriana
     
     

Villa Adriana

Villa Adriana

Villa Adriana
 

 ...And  then a  visit  to "Villa d'Este" - Built by Cardinal Este in the 16th Century.  There are over 600 fountains of
     all shapes and sizes here and not one of them uses a pump or any electricity.  They all work by gravity..
 
 

Villa d'Este

Villa d'Este Courtyard

The Fountains are all downhill
     
     

Fountains

Fountains

Fountains
     
     

Gene

No Pumps or Electricity

Fountain
     
     

Fountain

Dragon Fountain

What goes down must go up...
     


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