After the museum we had the afternoon free to explore more of Rome.
A church with Byzantine mosaics.
A fountain in a small courtyard. The boys are helping the little turtles get up to the water.
Another public fountain. I think it looks like the sea creatures are cuddling.
Some interesting lintels.
The ruins of the Roman Forum.
The Pantheon.
The monument to Vittorio Emanuele II.
The Arch of Constantino.
The Circo Massimo (Circus Maximus).
The Colosseo (Colosseum).
The Capitoline museum, founded in 1471, is the world's oldest national museum.
From the front of the museum.
A bronze statue of Marcus Aurelius on horseback.
The She-wolf with the twins, Romulus and Remus, is the symbol of the city.
These are fragments of the colossal statue of Constantine I.
These are large historical reliefs which originally were used to decorate public monuments. They depict the exploits of Marcus Aurelius.
This one is of the Emporer Hadrian.
This is a section of an alabaster floor.
This bronze is alledged to be Junius Brutus, the first Roman consul.
These are two micro mosaics (made with tiny little pieces).
Notice the amazing depiction of lace in this marble statue of Pope Urban VIII.
An impressive sarcophagus.
I just love this cute little snake peaking out of a giant bowl.
And the grumpy fish.
We had a free day today to wander around Rome. These are photos of the interesting bits we saw along the way.
We decided to go out for a pint today but it needed to be in an interesting pub. So we drove to Chilham which is a lovely little village that has been used in various movies and TV shows.
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