random pictures of time well spent

Santa Maria Del Popolo Choir ceiling (behind the alter!!)





Mime in Piazza del Popolo

Some random temple

Saint Valentines skull, aka a catholic church relic









Finger up the nose just for Dad and Dan :)








La Bocca della Verità (in English, "the Mouth of Truth") is an image, carved from Pavonazzetto marble, of a man-like face, located in the portico of the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin in Rome, Italy. The sculpture is thought to be part of a 1st century ancient Roman fountain, or perhaps a manhole cover, portraying one of several possible pagan gods. ^{(Yeah for Wikipedia!!)}

Another random temple and fountain.




Circus Maximus ( the grassy part not the ruins), Chariot racing was the most important event at the Circus. The track could hold twelve chariots, and the two sides of the track were separated by a raised median called the "spina". The spina was set slightly diagonally. Statues of various gods were set up on the spina, and Augustus erected an Egyptian obelisk on it as well. At either end of the spina was a turning post called a "meta", around which chariots made dangerous turns at speed. On the spina, there were rotatable metal dolphins that were turned down to mark laps around the course. Chariot racing was an extremely dangerous sport, frequently resulting in spectacular crashes and the death of one or more of the contestants.









Me sketching in St. Peters Square