My last day in Italy included spending the day seeing Florence then taking the train to Rome where I spent my last night in Italy. And, for that last night, Bonnie and I enjoyed dinner at L’Antica Frashetta for its delicious Roman cuisine, lovely outdoor atmosphere and location…literally just across the street from the hotel we stayed in, Hotel Italia on Via Venezia in Rome. June 13, 2017

Me, enjoying my farewell dinner in Italy of grilled lamb and roasted potatoes at L’Antica Frashetta in Rome before leaving the next morning to come back home to Dallas. June 13, 2017

Bonnie and I at the Fountain of the Four Rivers in the Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy. The Piazza Navona is a grand theater of water – with three fountains, built in a line on the site of the Stadium of Domitian. The fountains at either end are by Giacomo della Porta; the Neptune fountain to the north, (1572) shows the God of the Sea spearing an octopus, surrounded by tritons, sea horses and mermaids.At the southern end is La Fontana del Moro, a figure either of an African (a Moor) or of Neptune wrestling with a dolphin. The Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, (The Fountain of the Four Rivers) (1648–51), a highly theatrical fountain by Bernini, with statues representing rivers from the four continents; the Nile, Danube, Plate River and Ganges. June 4, 2017

June 4, 2017

Something that you’re not supposed to do, which I did with my iPhone, is to take photos inside of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, Italy. This photo does not capture the majesty of Michelangelo’s work. The ceiling frescoes, of the Creation, were painted between 1508 and 1512 and the Last Judgement (the back wall) was painted between 1535 and 1541. May 25, 2017

A portion of Michelangelo’s stunning Sistine Chapel ceiling in Vatican City, Italy. May 25, 2017