Rome, Italy - 2014

7 days of roaming around in Roma (italian!) wasn't enough. But we did manage to visit "must see" sites in this one week. Pictures -

St. Peter's Basilica - Vatican City - 45 min in the waiting line but totally worth it.

At St. Peter's Square

Swiss Guard

The dome inside St. Peter's Basilica

Fontana di Trevi

Arch of Constantine - next to the Colosseum

The Colosseum

Inside the Colosseum

Arch at Roman Forum

The Pantheon

Pompeii, Italy - 2014

Yes, it's Pompeii and not Pompei. "Pompei" is the name of the current city and "Pompeii" would be that of the ancient city (Roman ruins). We visited Pompeii via a guided tour covering part of Naples as well. Naples was a brief stop (couple of hours) in the 13 hr day trip from Rome. Pictures from the trip -

Forum at Pompeii

Theatre at Pompeii

Ruins of shops by paved roads

The Garden at the House of the Faun

Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius in the background

City of Naples

Narrow streets in Pompeii

Plaster cast of a dog

No :) this was part of the ruins but not from AD 79