The document summarizes a trip to Rome and Tivoli, Italy. It describes the locations stayed at in Rome near Vatican City and the Tiber River. Key sights visited included the Vatican, St. Peter's Square, the Trevi Fountain, and various piazzas and fountains. The group also took a day trip to Tivoli to visit the Villa D'Este palace and its 300 fountains, and the ruins of Hadrian's Villa complex from the Roman Empire period. The trip concluded with more wandering through the streets of Rome.

1. ITALY 2009 Part 2 Roma and Tivoli

2. Continuing from Firenze to RomaThe passing countryside

4. WE ARRIVE

5. The Ubiquitous Motor Scooter

6. The Crowds

7. Our Location We stayed at the Visconti Palace Hotel. It is located just off of the “Flume Tevere” (Tiber River) and not far from the “Citadel Vaticono” (Vatican City). On the next slide, a map of the area, you can identify our location by the red teardrop with the “A” inside.

8. OurLocation

9. On the day following our arrival, there was to be a ceremony elevating someone to sainthood. Consequently, on our arrival we found a large group of people from Hawaii staying at the Hotel. They were part of a choir that was going to participate in the ceremonies. They wore distinctive clothing identifying themselves as part of their group and seemed to change costumes several times a day. They departed by the end of our second day.

10. Our Itinerary We will take a tour of some of the famous places in Rome. Then we will visit Tivoli. Lastly, we will wander around some of the streets and sights of Rome before departing for home.

11. The Vatican

14. The Pope’s Residence

15. The Pope lives in an apartment on the right side of the building on the top two floors. He makes public appearances from one of the four windows in that location.

16. Fountain in St. Peter’s Square

18. The ever present Obelisk

19. Panning around the Piazza

25. The Trevi Fountain

26. The Fountain at Trevi

27. The day we arrived, they were cleaning the fountain so you will not see any water. You can get an idea of the size by looking at the workman in the pictures. The song “Three Coins in the Fountain” is from the movie showcasing the fountain. You will also see them scooping up all the coins.

33. Scooping up the money

41. Note the stones in the piazza around the fountain. The significance will be explained later.

42. Rochelle looks up to what the Guide is Describing

43. An Unusual Roman Church

44. Rochelle Prepares to Enter

45. Behind the traditional façade, it is round.

49. Note the statues on each side,

54. Some of the Art

57. See the “Roman” Centurians

59. The Obelisk

60. Our Guide in Roma

61. Smiling for the Camera

63. Another Piazza

66. Another Fountain with Statues

72. The other side of the Piazza

73. Some of the Art for Sale in the Piazza

75. Obelisk in Another Piazza

76. The carving on the obelisk is a helical spiral. It tells the story of great battles won. All of the obelisks have some kind of decoration and some story to tell.

77. TIVOLI We will visit two places in Tivoli. First we will visit the “Villa D’Este”, the Summer palace of the Pope for eight years. It is structurally standing but decayed in parts. The grounds are in reasonable shape. It has 300 fountains. Next we will visit the complex of the emperor Adrian. It is in ruins. It is much older than the Villa and stripped of all its marble.

78. Modern Day Tivoli

79. Our Transportation to Tivoli

86. Interior Mosaics and Frescos

97. Some Exterior Views of the Palace

101. This is steeper than it appears. One of our party fell and skinned her knees on descent.

103. The Fountains begin

110. Countryside from Villa D’Este

113. To help appreciates Adrian’s residence, let’s look at a model of what the original looked like.

118. Our Tivoli Guide

119. We are going to look at a piece of that last slide again. When we do, note the square cut stones. This is the oldest and most primitive construction method used by the Romans. The stones were cut square using hand tools by stone masons. Next, the Romans learned how to bake bricks and this was easier than cutting stones. Lastly, they used concrete mining what we call Portland cement from the sides of Mt. Vesuvius.

120. See the stones, surmounted by brick which in turn supports masonry. All methods were used at this location over the time span in which it was built.

121. On to the ruins

124. A local resident of the ruins

144. Partially surviving mosaic

145. Back to Rome That concludes our visit to Adrian’s palatial complex. We will conclude with a random walk through the streets of Rome

163. Walking along the Tiber near our Hotel

164. Also near our hotel

165. A Department Store

166. Ceiling of the Store

167. Arriverderci Roma

168. FINI