Mom, Dad and The Pope...

My Easter Break in the Capital of Christendom
Mom and Dad make their way to Rome
(earlier than expected) for a whirlwind trip full of fun!!!
April 4 - 12, 2007
Watch out Italians, here come the Swiss...

Our tour of the Vatican, in St. Peters Square

In the Vatican Museums, Michaelangelo's original tapestry

Nice Busts!

Rafael's School of Athens, my personal highlight

Illegal, secret picture of the roof of the Sistine Chapel

Inside the Colosseum

Up on Palantine Hill

Look, I can see the Vatican from here!

Lovely Roman Gardens

Some ruins including the Forum and the Colosseum

More awesome views of Rome

Me and Mom in the old Roman Palace Gardens...

Dad (with his man purse or "murse") and Raul (our little Indian tour guide)

Afternoon cocktail at the historic Cafe Greco

Me and Dad, so excited for the three hours of Via Cruxis at the Colosseum

Via Cruxis, the live Stations of the Cross, with the Pope

The burning cross in the shadows of the
Roman Forum and Colosseum by candle light

Climbing to the top of the Dome of St. Peters, 520+ steps

Me at the top of the Dome and my house
somewhere in the near distance

St. Peters Square from all the way up there....

We climbed all the way up to those top columns

As close as I can get to the throne of St Peter

Inside St Peter's

The Pieta, another famous Michaelangelo

So excited about the hot Swiss Guard!

The beautiful Easter flowers

Giving the guided tours of St Peters, a nice little hobby

So glad to have Mom and Dad!

Easter, super crowded, Swiss Guard parade before the Pope

Benedetto!!!

We had really good seats for Easter!

The Pope on his very special balcony

The little lake at Villa Borghese

Me and my turtle friends

Mom and our personal boat rower for the spin around the lake

Chillaxin' in the sun

St. Peters and the River Tevere

Me and the Castel Sant' Angelo

Me and the Vatican...

The Longest Salami I've ever seen... it was delicious

A view of St Peters at dusk from the river

The Spanish Steps in full bloom!

At the Trevi Fountain... tossing our coins into the fountain

Dad was so excited to get on his Vespa!

The best way to see all of Rome... riding on the back of a Vespa

After an afternoon of scootin' around Rome,
we headed for one more cocktail at Cafe Greco

On our way to our last dinner, Dad found his mini car