The Forum,
Rome, Italy
Feb. 7, 2017
Dd and Dh enjoyed having a nice day in Italy as much as I did. Our first few days in Rome were not great, and the Colosseum and Forum made up for that! |
Dd and I love to find the timeless treasures of nature that we can find anywhere - anytime. These pretty daisy weeds might have bloomed in The Forum in it's heyday. |
Even though it was February 7th, the off-season, the place still had masses of tourists. |
I found this empty snail shell and made Dd take a picture of it for me. We enjoyed looking at the trees, grass, weeds, the herb gardens and critters all in the Forum. |
We got to go inside some of the buildings, and some had some reconstruction or renovation done. The building interiors were just as fascinating as the exteriors. |
They had plaques throughout the Forum that told the story of whatever it was beside. They did a good job sharing what everything was and the story behind it. Most pictures/walls were explained. |
We started off on the ground and then as we went through one building it took us up higher and higher, and found the view at the top was really amazing. |
I *love* moss, and ivy...so cool to find these two things meshed together. |
I wore two security purses around my waist and looked a little odd, but it was neat to see this one building with many Fleur de Lis' throughout it. |
From our height, we had a good view of Rome. |
Blurry photo, but I just caught a glimpse of this European Robin and wanted to share. |
We saw these pretty green parrot-like birds throughout Rome. |
I know I've said it before but these evergreen trees were beautiful. I went around at the Forum and collected a few pinecones to compare. The Forum had a wide variety of things growing there. |
The line of trees on the left are olive trees, and there was a huge evergreen tree on the right. |
Spending so much time at the Forum let the sun spotlight different things as the day went on. This late afternoon picture really made a bold contrast of the Colosseum. |
After the Forum, we got on the yellow tour bus and managed to get a picture of the oldest bridge in Rome. This bridge has 12-14 sculptures of angels on it---supposedly to protect travelers. |
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