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Sunday, September 4, 2016
Ballooning
Saturday, September 10, 2016
CSU vs UTSA
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Italy Day 1: First Day in Rome!
Our flight got into Rome in the morning and after we cleared customs we headed right for the town. We dropped out bags off at our hotel and then started walking around Rome. We started at the Santa Maria Maggiore church from a recommendation by the hotel staff and then walked North to the Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, and then started making our way to the Collosseum, stopping by a massive monument, the Altare della Patria, and the Roman Forum along the way. It was a busy day and we were exhausted (both because of the jet lag and the lack of sleep on the plane), but we made the most out of every minute!
![Clock Tower](/photos/2016/september/small150734IMG_1200.jpg)
![Gold Ceillings](/photos/2016/september/small150740IMG_1232.jpg)
![Holy Doors](/photos/2016/september/small150809IMG_1278.jpg)
![Fontana di S. Maria Maggiore](/photos/2016/september/small150846IMG_1287.jpg)
![My Angel & Some Statues](/photos/2016/september/small150847IMG_1292_1.jpg)
![Golden](/photos/2016/september/small150849IMG_1305_1.jpg)
![Spiral Stairs](/photos/2016/september/small150849IMG_1339_1.jpg)
![Katie](/photos/2016/september/small150849IMG_1352.jpg)
![Spanish Steps](/photos/2016/september/small150851IMG_1366.jpg)
![Colonna dell](/photos/2016/september/small150851IMG_1377.jpg)
![Prophet Isaiah](/photos/2016/september/small150851IMG_1384.jpg)
![Trevi Fountain](/photos/2016/september/small150852IMG_1393.jpg)
![At the Fountain](/photos/2016/september/small150852IMG_1397.jpg)
![Altare della Patria](/photos/2016/september/small150914IMG_1476_1.jpg)
![Two Basilicas](/photos/2016/september/small150914IMG_1490.jpg)
![On the Monument](/photos/2016/september/small150914IMG_1509.jpg)
![Beautiful Architecture](/photos/2016/september/small150915IMG_1510_1.jpg)
![Italy](/photos/2016/september/small150915IMG_1522.jpg)
![Katie in Italy](/photos/2016/september/small150919IMG_1537.jpg)
![Agressive](/photos/2016/september/small150920IMG_1553.jpg)
![Guarding](/photos/2016/september/small150920IMG_1561.jpg)
![Roman Seagull](/photos/2016/september/small150922IMG_1570.jpg)
![Katie & Colloseum](/photos/2016/september/small150922IMG_1587.jpg)
![Back Side](/photos/2016/september/small150923IMG_1588.jpg)
![Clock Tower](/photos/2016/september/small150924IMG_1595.jpg)
![Busy Roads](/photos/2016/september/small150924IMG_1621.jpg)
![Pantheon](/photos/2016/september/small150924IMG_1627.jpg)
![Bad Staircase](/photos/2016/september/small150924IMG_1635.jpg)
![Roman Forum](/photos/2016/september/small150924IMG_1649.jpg)
![Outside the Colosseum](/photos/2016/september/small150925IMG_1659.jpg)
![Colosseo](/photos/2016/september/small150925IMG_1675_1.jpg)
![The City of Rome](/photos/2016/september/small150933TopofMonument_Panorama1.jpg)
![Wide Angle](/photos/2016/september/small150936TreviFountain_Panorama1.jpg)
![Crowded](/photos/2016/september/small150939TreviFountain_Panorama3.jpg)
Monday, September 19, 2016
Italy Day 2: Vatican
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Italy Day 3: Colosseum
Katherine and I had a big day planned for our second full day in Rome. We started by going to the Colosseum. We got there shortly after they opened and started off walking around the thing 20 times. Then we took a tour which allowed us to go down into the lower level (where they kept the animals and gladiators) and then up to the third ring. Both the lower level and the third ring were off limits to the public without a tour, which is why we opted for the tour, and it was completely worth it, especially for the spectacular views. We also got to learn some history from our tour guide which was a nice insight since we didn't know a whole lot. We then made our way to the Roman Forum area just after lunch time. There was a huge line at the entrance right next to the Colosseum, but someone told us about an entrance that was empty about a quarter mile away. We decided to take our chances and the person was right! we walked right up, showed our tickets, and we were in the Roman Forum just like that! After wandering through the Roman Forum for several hours, we made it to a place to have dinner and then back to the hotel for some rest before going back out with my tripod in the evening to the Vatican for some night photography. Katherine was really nice about letting me take night photos every evening I had a place in mind to shoot.
![The Whole Colosseum](/photos/2016/september/small271924Coloseum_Panorama3.jpg)
![Massive Arena](/photos/2016/september/small280744Colosseum_Panorama1.jpg)
![Whole Forum](/photos/2016/september/small280744Forum_Panorama2.jpg)
![Walking into the Colosseum](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_2816.jpg)
![Top of a Column](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_2843.jpg)
![Replica Seats](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_2867.jpg)
![Katie in the Colosseum](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_2877.jpg)
![Outside Facade](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_2880.jpg)
![Fourth Tier](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_2888.jpg)
![Under the Arena](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_2904.jpg)
![Touched](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_2924.jpg)
![From the Floor](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_2948.jpg)
![Gladiator\](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_2962.jpg)
![My Gladiator](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_2985.jpg)
![Front](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_3009.jpg)
![Arch](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_3041.jpg)
![Still Intact](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_3085.jpg)
![Reinforced](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_3184.jpg)
![Bell Tower](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_3187.jpg)
![Through the Trees](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_3190.jpg)
![Oval](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_3196.jpg)
![Brick Work](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_3205.jpg)
![Wall of the Colosseum](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_3210_1.jpg)
![At the Top](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_3241.jpg)
![Down the Ring](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_3246.jpg)
![H. Lowe](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_3261_1.jpg)
![The Arch from the Arch](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_3279.jpg)
![Disorganized Brick](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_3282.jpg)
![On the 2nd Ring](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_3341.jpg)
![Double Arch](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_3343.jpg)
![Falling Apart](/photos/2016/september/small280745IMG_3354.jpg)
![Detailed](/photos/2016/september/small280752IMG_3397.jpg)
![One Last Shot](/photos/2016/september/small280752IMG_3404.jpg)
![Outside](/photos/2016/september/small280752IMG_3417.jpg)
![Arch of Constantine](/photos/2016/september/small280752IMG_3424.jpg)
![Our Next Apartment!](/photos/2016/september/small280752IMG_3434.jpg)
![San Gregorio Magno al Celio](/photos/2016/september/small280752IMG_3446.jpg)
![Partial Wall](/photos/2016/september/small280752IMG_3482_1.jpg)
![Hippodrome of Domitian](/photos/2016/september/small280752IMG_3497.jpg)
![Looking Up?](/photos/2016/september/small280752IMG_3508.jpg)
![Nymphaeum and Adjoining Cisterns](/photos/2016/september/small280752IMG_3516.jpg)
![Green Grass](/photos/2016/september/small280752IMG_3520.jpg)
![Great View](/photos/2016/september/small280752IMG_3532.jpg)
![Basilica of Maxentius](/photos/2016/september/small280752IMG_3550.jpg)
![A Few Clouds](/photos/2016/september/small280752IMG_3552_1.jpg)
![Two Temples](/photos/2016/september/small280752IMG_3559.jpg)
![Bell Tower](/photos/2016/september/small280752IMG_3563.jpg)
![Fallen Walls](/photos/2016/september/small280752IMG_3575.jpg)
![Front](/photos/2016/september/small280752IMG_3579.jpg)
![Good Day for Tourism](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3596.jpg)
![Katie in the Arch of Titus](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3598.jpg)
![Tall Mounment](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3603.jpg)
![Roman Sky Line](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3612.jpg)
![Arch of Titus](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3637.jpg)
![Arch on her Head](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3642.jpg)
![Rolling Clouds](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3653.jpg)
![Antoninus and Faustina Temple](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3657.jpg)
![Tempio del Divo Romolo](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3660.jpg)
![Across the City](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3671.jpg)
![Colosseo](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3680.jpg)
![Domes](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3689.jpg)
![Through the Rubble](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3703.jpg)
![Tempio del Divo Romolo](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3738.jpg)
![Statue Row](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3746.jpg)
![Roman Temple](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3790.jpg)
![Old](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3794.jpg)
![Inside a Church](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3817.jpg)
![Dead Grass](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3836.jpg)
![Dying Moss](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3840.jpg)
![Prickly Grass](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3848.jpg)
![Fallen Column](/photos/2016/september/small280756IMG_3862.jpg)
![Detailed](/photos/2016/september/small280808IMG_3876.jpg)
![Dark Spot](/photos/2016/september/small280808IMG_3885_2.jpg)
![Flying High](/photos/2016/september/small280808IMG_3959.jpg)
![Saints](/photos/2016/september/small280808IMG_3970.jpg)
![Madonna and Child](/photos/2016/september/small280808IMG_4055.jpg)
![Tall Dome](/photos/2016/september/small280808IMG_4060.jpg)
![West End](/photos/2016/september/small280808IMG_4067.jpg)
![Sunshine](/photos/2016/september/small280808IMG_4087.jpg)
![Fallen Columns](/photos/2016/september/small280808IMG_4105.jpg)
![Septimius Severus Arch](/photos/2016/september/small280808IMG_4126.jpg)
![Chiesa dei Santi Luca e Martina](/photos/2016/september/small280808IMG_4132.jpg)
![From Outside the Forum](/photos/2016/september/small280808IMG_4138.jpg)
![Colosseum in the Distance](/photos/2016/september/small280808IMG_4151.jpg)
![Domes](/photos/2016/september/small280808IMG_4181.jpg)
![Vatican at Night](/photos/2016/september/small280808IMG_4193.jpg)
![Flowing](/photos/2016/september/small280808IMG_4203_2.jpg)
![Ghost of Katherine](/photos/2016/september/small280808IMG_4209.jpg)
![Lit Up](/photos/2016/september/small280808IMG_4216.jpg)
![Standing Around](/photos/2016/september/small280808IMG_4231.jpg)
![Falling Water](/photos/2016/september/small280808IMG_4244.jpg)
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Italy Day 4: Florence
We left for Florence in the morning. We took a high speed train from Rome to Florence that took about an hour and a half. After we found our hotel and dropped off our bags we started wandering around the town. We got checked in to our hotel and went to go see David. We purchased advanced tickets (like everywhere else we went) and just like everywhere else, it was a good thing we did! The advanced tickets allowed us to pretty much walk right in!
![Piazza di Santa Maria Novella](/photos/2016/september/small030744IMG_4262.jpg)
![Cattedrale di Santa Maria](/photos/2016/september/small030744IMG_4264.jpg)
![Locks Not Allowed](/photos/2016/september/small030743IMG_4251.jpg)
![Duomo Dome](/photos/2016/september/small030746IMG_4267_1.jpg)
![Duomo Front](/photos/2016/september/small030746IMG_4269.jpg)
![Green Marble](/photos/2016/september/small030746IMG_4272.jpg)
![Brunelleschi](/photos/2016/september/small030747IMG_4277_1.jpg)
![Window](/photos/2016/september/small030747IMG_4290.jpg)
![Giotto](/photos/2016/september/small030748IMG_4295.jpg)
![Marble Statues](/photos/2016/september/small030748IMG_4298.jpg)
![Up the Tower](/photos/2016/september/small030748IMG_4302.jpg)
![Holy Doors in Florence](/photos/2016/september/small030748IMG_4322.jpg)
![Intricate Work](/photos/2016/september/small030756IMG_4328.jpg)
![Santa Reparata](/photos/2016/september/small030756IMG_4329.jpg)
![Guild of Wool Merchants](/photos/2016/september/small030756IMG_4335.jpg)
![Tall Bell Tower](/photos/2016/september/small030756IMG_4345_1.jpg)
![Searching for Utopia](/photos/2016/september/small030756IMG_4350.jpg)
![Gold and Shiny](/photos/2016/september/small030756IMG_4358.jpg)
![Fountain of Neptune](/photos/2016/september/small030756IMG_4361.jpg)
![Fading](/photos/2016/september/small030757IMG_4368.jpg)
![Gone Fishing](/photos/2016/september/small030757IMG_4372.jpg)
![Heaxagon](/photos/2016/september/small030757IMG_4381_1.jpg)
![Medici Lions](/photos/2016/september/small030757IMG_4384.jpg)
![Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus](/photos/2016/september/small030757IMG_4393.jpg)
![Florence](/photos/2016/september/small030742Florence_Panorama1.jpg)
![Dusk Panorama](/photos/2016/september/small030742Florence_Panorama2.jpg)
![Fierce](/photos/2016/september/small030759IMG_4413.jpg)
![Perseus with the Head of Medusa](/photos/2016/september/small030759IMG_4427.jpg)
![Facing the River](/photos/2016/september/small030759IMG_4441.jpg)
![Gelato!](/photos/2016/september/small030759IMG_4452.jpg)
![](/photos/2016/september/small030801IMG_4464.jpg)
![Bacchante With Fawn and Panther](/photos/2016/september/small030801IMG_4483_1.jpg)
![Katherine & the Plaster Models](/photos/2016/september/small030801IMG_4491.jpg)
![Room of Plaster](/photos/2016/september/small030801IMG_4498.jpg)
![Crucifix](/photos/2016/september/small030802IMG_4503.jpg)
![Katherine and David](/photos/2016/september/small030802IMG_4505.jpg)
![David](/photos/2016/september/small030802IMG_4517.jpg)
![Michelangelo](/photos/2016/september/small030804IMG_4525_1.jpg)
![Looking Towards Rome](/photos/2016/september/small030804IMG_4545.jpg)
![Giant Hands](/photos/2016/september/small030804IMG_4551_1.jpg)
![Blue Mountains](/photos/2016/september/small030805IMG_4559.jpg)
![Scattered Clouds](/photos/2016/september/small030806IMG_4564.jpg)
![Down the Arno](/photos/2016/september/small030806IMG_4569.jpg)
![On top of Florence](/photos/2016/september/small030806IMG_4579.jpg)
![Busy City](/photos/2016/september/small030807IMG_4600_1.jpg)
![Duomo From the Hill](/photos/2016/september/small030807IMG_4626.jpg)
![Climbing the Flag Pole](/photos/2016/september/small030807IMG_4685.jpg)
![Getting Darker](/photos/2016/september/small030807IMG_4695_1.jpg)
![](/photos/2016/september/small030807IMG_4711.jpg)
![As the Sun Goes Down](/photos/2016/september/small030808IMG_4713_1.jpg)
![Lit Up](/photos/2016/september/small030808IMG_4744.jpg)
![Street Lights](/photos/2016/september/small030808IMG_4758_4.jpg)
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Italy Day 5: Pisa
On our 5th day in Italy, Katherine and I went to the Leaning Tower of Pisa. We started the day early, with a 8am train to Pisa. We had pre-ordered tickets to go up in the Leaning Tower of Pisa, but we didn't have a time slot yet. We figured we would get there early and get an early time slot. Turns out the company we bought the tickets from wouldn't hand tickets out until 4:30 - well after we were planning on leaving. Knowing we wouldn't make that, we purchased tickets on the spot from the Leaning Tower of Pisa ticket office without any problems. The tickets were significantly less expensive than what we bought online too. After we got home from the trip I was able to get our money back because the company didn't make it very clear that you couldn't pick up the tickets during normal business hours. After spending all morning and part of the afternoon in Pisa, we took a train back to Florence and relaxed. We went back out after dinner to take photos of the sunset from the river.
![Serious](/photos/2016/september/small110739IMG_5287.jpg)
![Too Cool](/photos/2016/september/small110739IMG_5282.jpg)
![Battistero di San Giovanni](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_4859.jpg)
![Up the Stairs](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_4959.jpg)
![Angel Statue](/photos/2016/september/small110739IMG_5173_1.jpg)
![Tilted](/photos/2016/september/small110739IMG_5154_2.jpg)
![Sunny Day](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_5138.jpg)
![Ready to Go Up](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_4770.jpg)
![Morning in the Bell Tower](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_4889_1.jpg)
![1890](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_4890.jpg)
![Leaning on the Leaning Tower](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_4936.jpg)
![Under Construction](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_4939.jpg)
![Lick](/photos/2016/september/small110739IMG_5248.jpg)
![Almost as Tall](/photos/2016/september/small110739IMG_5246.jpg)
![At the Top](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_4803.jpg)
![Mountains](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_4805.jpg)
![Several Bells](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_4813.jpg)
![Giant Metalic Bell](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_4823.jpg)
![Arches](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_5033_1.jpg)
![Lighting](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_5042_1.jpg)
![Wooden Doors](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_4967.jpg)
![Slanted](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_4972.jpg)
![Pisa Cathedral](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_4977.jpg)
![Pulpit](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_4991.jpg)
![Golden](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_5015.jpg)
![Just a Lick](/photos/2016/september/small110739IMG_5210.jpg)
![Grindin](/photos/2016/september/small110739IMG_5206_1.jpg)
![Duomo](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_5144.jpg)
![Wannabe Silhouette](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_5106_1.jpg)
![Fallen Angel](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_5075_2.jpg)
![Holding it Up](/photos/2016/september/small110739IMG_5232.jpg)
![](/photos/2016/september/small110739IMG_5256.jpg)
![Cliche](/photos/2016/september/small110737IMG_5066.jpg)
![Poke!](/photos/2016/september/small110739IMG_5224.jpg)
![Hug](/photos/2016/september/small110739IMG_5217.jpg)
![Butt Bump](/photos/2016/september/small110739IMG_5278.jpg)
![Falling Over](/photos/2016/september/small110739IMG_5265.jpg)
![Green Grass](/photos/2016/september/small110739IMG_5306.jpg)
![Holding it](/photos/2016/september/small110739IMG_5325.jpg)
![Cattedrale di Pisa](/photos/2016/september/small110739IMG_5345.jpg)
![Holy Door](/photos/2016/september/small110741IMG_5360.jpg)
![Roof Art](/photos/2016/september/small110741IMG_5368.jpg)
![Resting Spot](/photos/2016/september/small110741IMG_5374.jpg)
![Wine on the Patio](/photos/2016/september/small110741IMG_5387.jpg)
![As the Sun Goes Down](/photos/2016/september/small110741IMG_5392.jpg)
![Boat Ride](/photos/2016/september/small110741IMG_5407.jpg)
![Dusk](/photos/2016/september/small110741IMG_5418_5.jpg)
![Bright Light](/photos/2016/september/small110741IMG_5419_2.jpg)
![Dome Reflection](/photos/2016/september/small110741IMG_5421.jpg)
![Getting Darker](/photos/2016/september/small110741IMG_5431_1.jpg)
![Street Lights](/photos/2016/september/small110741IMG_5437_1.jpg)
![Fuzzy](/photos/2016/september/small110741IMG_5439_1.jpg)
![Single Boat](/photos/2016/september/small110741IMG_5442.jpg)
![Motorcycle Parking](/photos/2016/september/small110741IMG_5447.jpg)
![Pink Bag](/photos/2016/september/small110741IMG_5454.jpg)
![Clear Reflection](/photos/2016/september/small110741IMG_5473_1.jpg)
![Ponte Vecchio](/photos/2016/september/small110741IMG_5488_1.jpg)
![Living on the River](/photos/2016/september/small110741IMG_5500_2.jpg)
Friday, September 23, 2016
Italy Day 6: Travels to Pompeii
Day 6 was pretty uneventful, mostly because the train to get from Florence to Pompeii was a fairly long trip (~6 hours including a stop in Naples to change trains). We started the day walking around Florence and then hopped on a train to get to Pompeii. We got to Pompeii later in the afternoon and seemed a little unsafe, so after it got dark we stayed in our hotel. We walked around the small town and had dinner, then relaxed the rest of the evening. That was by far the most relaxing day that we had done on our honeymoon.
![Goodbye Florence](/photos/2016/september/small201425IMG_5504.jpg)
![Flipped](/photos/2016/september/small201430IMG_5520.jpg)
![Young](/photos/2016/september/small201457IMG_5524.jpg)
![Parent and Child](/photos/2016/september/small201515IMG_5526.jpg)
![Plaster](/photos/2016/september/small201517IMG_5539.jpg)
![Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei](/photos/2016/september/small201523IMG_5557.jpg)
![Bell Tower](/photos/2016/september/small201621IMG_5565.jpg)
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Italy Day 7: Pompeii
Today was our main day in Pompeii. We had a little bit of difficulty with our tickets, we only printed out our confirmation, not the actual tickets (everything was in Italian - oops!). We had to go back to the hotel, log into our email, and get the hotel to print the tickets for us. It was a good thing our hotel was right across from one of the entrances into Pompeii! We started walking around Pompeii at 9am and spent the majority of the day there, leaving in the mid-afternoon. After that, we rested us because our legs were so tired walking on the uneven rock roads in Pompeii.
![Not as Impressive as Rome](/photos/2016/september/small300728IMG_5572.jpg)
![Hallways](/photos/2016/september/small300728IMG_5579_1.jpg)
![Growing From the Wall](/photos/2016/september/small300728IMG_5588.jpg)
![Deteriorating](/photos/2016/september/small300728IMG_5591.jpg)
![Home Art](/photos/2016/september/small300728IMG_5610.jpg)
![Water Canals](/photos/2016/september/small300728IMG_5629.jpg)
![Mt. Vesuvius](/photos/2016/september/small300728IMG_5633.jpg)
![Uneven Wall](/photos/2016/september/small300728IMG_5662.jpg)
![In the City](/photos/2016/september/small300728IMG_5664.jpg)
![Curved Brick](/photos/2016/september/small300728IMG_5668.jpg)
![Short Doors](/photos/2016/september/small300728IMG_5670.jpg)
![Pomegranate Trees](/photos/2016/september/small300728IMG_5671.jpg)
![Many Doors](/photos/2016/september/small300728IMG_5675.jpg)
![Pillar](/photos/2016/september/small300728IMG_5677.jpg)
![Bumpy Roads](/photos/2016/september/small300728IMG_5681_1.jpg)
![Vesuvius Through an Arch](/photos/2016/september/small300728IMG_5693.jpg)
![Tomb](/photos/2016/september/small300728IMG_5699_1.jpg)
![Large Field](/photos/2016/september/small300728IMG_5710.jpg)
![Burnt Bread](/photos/2016/september/small300728IMG_5716.jpg)
![From the Top](/photos/2016/september/small300730IMG_5719.jpg)
![Wall Art](/photos/2016/september/small300730IMG_5721.jpg)
![Keys](/photos/2016/september/small300730IMG_5732.jpg)
![Jars](/photos/2016/september/small300730IMG_5737_1.jpg)
![Amphitheater](/photos/2016/september/small300730IMG_5740.jpg)
![Field](/photos/2016/september/small300730IMG_5743.jpg)
![Coin Sizes](/photos/2016/september/small300730IMG_5759.jpg)
![Column in the Wall](/photos/2016/september/small300730IMG_5769.jpg)
![Fast Food](/photos/2016/september/small300730IMG_5776.jpg)
![Red Wallpaper](/photos/2016/september/small300730IMG_5783.jpg)
![Pots and Pans](/photos/2016/september/small300730IMG_5792.jpg)
![Water Tanks](/photos/2016/september/small300730IMG_5795.jpg)
![Through the Ruins](/photos/2016/september/small300730IMG_5802_1.jpg)
![House of P. Casca Longus](/photos/2016/september/small300730IMG_5805.jpg)
![Blue Walls](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5809.jpg)
![Clear Day](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5811_1.jpg)
![Thin Brick](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5814.jpg)
![Fancy Wall Art](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5825.jpg)
![Ceiling](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5833.jpg)
![Steam Room](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5837.jpg)
![Statues](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5846.jpg)
![Forum](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5863.jpg)
![Fragile](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5867.jpg)
![Inside a Column](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5873.jpg)
![Short Columns](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5875_1.jpg)
![Homes Along the Road](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5883.jpg)
![Crumbling](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5885.jpg)
![Katie in Pompeii](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5890.jpg)
![Holding the Roof Up](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5901.jpg)
![Fountain](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5917.jpg)
![Wall Mural](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5924.jpg)
![Pompeii](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5925.jpg)
![Just a Few Clouds](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5945_2.jpg)
![Hole in the Wall](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5951.jpg)
![Small Statue](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5966.jpg)
![Bell Tower](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5976.jpg)
![Teatro Grande](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5979_1.jpg)
![Empty](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_5994.jpg)
![Fallen Angel](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_6001.jpg)
![Teatro Piccolo](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_6012.jpg)
![Mountain Range](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_6018.jpg)
![Erupting!!!](/photos/2016/september/small300735IMG_6031.jpg)
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Italy Day 8: Last day in Rome
On the last full day we woke up in Pompeii and took a train back to Rome. We got to Rome in the late morning and got checked into our hotel which was right outside the Pantheon. It had a spectacular view! We walked around the city and went back to the Spanis Steps (not that they were open again to the public), walked around a few parts we hadn't gone before, went back to the colosseum again, and ended with some night photography at the Trevi Fountain. It was completely packed the entire time.
![Wooden Doors](/photos/2016/september/small300745IMG_6044_1.jpg)
![Busy Steps](/photos/2016/september/small300745IMG_6046.jpg)
![Via della Fontanella di Borghese](/photos/2016/september/small300745IMG_6060_1.jpg)
![Obelisk Sallustiano](/photos/2016/september/small300745IMG_6067.jpg)
![Trinita dei Monti](/photos/2016/september/small300745IMG_6070.jpg)
![Rows of Pews](/photos/2016/september/small300745IMG_6071.jpg)
![Altar](/photos/2016/september/small300745IMG_6076.jpg)
![Rome](/photos/2016/september/small300745IMG_6078.jpg)
![Spiral](/photos/2016/september/small300745IMG_6088.jpg)
![Dark Stairway](/photos/2016/september/small300745IMG_6095.jpg)
![Piazza del Popolo](/photos/2016/september/small300745IMG_6104.jpg)
![Giant Bubbles](/photos/2016/september/small300745IMG_6110.jpg)
![Chasing](/photos/2016/september/small300745IMG_6133.jpg)
![Making Bubbles](/photos/2016/september/small300745IMG_6141.jpg)
![Space Man](/photos/2016/september/small300745IMG_6145.jpg)
![Cobble Stone Roads](/photos/2016/september/small300745IMG_6165.jpg)
![Julius Caesar](/photos/2016/september/small300747IMG_6194.jpg)
![Still Standing](/photos/2016/september/small300747IMG_6204.jpg)
![At the Colosseum One More Time](/photos/2016/september/small300747IMG_6230.jpg)
![Flare](/photos/2016/september/small300747IMG_6256.jpg)
![Constantine](/photos/2016/september/small300747IMG_6287_1.jpg)
![Along the River](/photos/2016/september/small300747IMG_6293.jpg)
![Nearby Bridge](/photos/2016/september/small300747IMG_6304.jpg)
![Flowing Water](/photos/2016/september/small300747IMG_6309.jpg)
![On the River](/photos/2016/september/small300747IMG_6316.jpg)
![Reflective](/photos/2016/september/small300747IMG_6318.jpg)
![Trevi Fountain](/photos/2016/september/small300747IMG_6334.jpg)
![Different View](/photos/2016/september/small300747IMG_6347.jpg)
![The Crowd...](/photos/2016/september/small300747IMG_6352.jpg)
![In Motion](/photos/2016/september/small300747IMG_6353_3.jpg)
![Flowing](/photos/2016/september/small300747IMG_6367.jpg)
![Horse Wrangling](/photos/2016/september/small300747IMG_6383_1.jpg)
![Lit Up](/photos/2016/september/small300747IMG_6397.jpg)
![Yellow Water Lights](/photos/2016/september/small300747IMG_6414.jpg)
![Dark Skies](/photos/2016/september/small300747IMG_6465.jpg)
![Pantheon](/photos/2016/september/small300747IMG_6476_1.jpg)