Rain and random streets

When it rains, you might as well make use of it for some interesting photos. This is a peek at what almost all Roman roads look like.  Reminds me of either fish scales or chain mail. 

Not long after that little rain, the sky cleared and we went into what might be our favorite building in Rome - the Pantheon, with its oculus open to the sky.

It never ceases to amaze me how photogenic Italy is. Here's a random side street near Campo de' Fiori, where we're staying.

And finally for this posting, a view from a minor park in Trastevere - Villa Sciara. We picked this place because it was near where we took our cooking class (see separate blog entry). The white building in the background with the chariots on top is the building all Romans love to hate - the monument to Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Italy.