Sitting astride the Tiber, on a sunny day in Rome.
The oculus in the Pantheon, previously a Roman temple, now a consecrated Christian church.Any other holes in the roofs of buildings would have been condemned as a defect, and sounded the death-knell for the future business prospects of the contractor in charge of construction. Not this one though, despite it being done on purpose.
The Fontana di Trevi, and the repository of thousands and thousands of coins, hurled generously into the waters by locals and tourists alike. It is said that the first ensures your return to Rome and the second the fulfilment of a wish made at the time of it being tossed in.
The Colosseum, which really goes by the name of the Flavian Amphitheatre, after the dynasty which commissioned its construction. The marble which has gone into the construction of the structure has since been plundered for other uses, with what precious little left guarded jealously by Italian legislation. The English word arena, which we use so often today, is derived from the same Roman word for sand, which covered the stage of the Colosseum where the Emperor's gory spectacles were played out.
The view from Palatine Hill, and what is left of Rome's greatness. 
The Castel Sant Angelo, where Hadrian (the same old who built the wall on the Anglo-Scottish border) is buried.
Basking in obscurity in the Piazza di Spagna, otherwise known in English as the Spanish Steps.
The Fontana di Trevi, and the repository of thousands and thousands of coins, hurled generously into the waters by locals and tourists alike. It is said that the first ensures your return to Rome and the second the fulfilment of a wish made at the time of it being tossed in.
The Colosseum, which really goes by the name of the Flavian Amphitheatre, after the dynasty which commissioned its construction. The marble which has gone into the construction of the structure has since been plundered for other uses, with what precious little left guarded jealously by Italian legislation. The English word arena, which we use so often today, is derived from the same Roman word for sand, which covered the stage of the Colosseum where the Emperor's gory spectacles were played out.
The view from Palatine Hill, and what is left of Rome's greatness.Bare rock, and wisps of nostalgia.
The Castel Sant Angelo, where Hadrian (the same old who built the wall on the Anglo-Scottish border) is buried.Basking in obscurity in the Piazza di Spagna, otherwise known in English as the Spanish Steps.
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