aventine, finally!

piazzale ugo la malfa

crazy movement
thing was really striking
detail of front
via di valle murcia

thick bark

supporting the wall
all boarded up
fountain
the view

view from the neighborhood

again
leggono il giornale
hidden mary
awesome wall

i think this was a school

bell tower of sant alessio
just walking along
huge doorway with keyhole
in the piazza with the doorway

detail in piazza dei cavalieri di malta

urn ornamentation
through the keyhole.  that really bright light is where the dome of the vatican is, but it didn't show up.
the keyhole
the rectory, i think.  
anselmo

sant anselmo, i'm assuming?
side door with mosaic
ceiling
nave of sant anselmo

stained glass (not very common here)

handles 
more anselmo
front door of anselmo
front doors of sant alessio

in the courtyard of alessio

nave of alessio
my favorite ceiling so far, but i haven't seen the sistine yet
tomb of a member of the borghese family (i think), equipped with real human skull
amazing details

view from front doors of alessio

i had enough time to go back to the gift shop at anselmo, which was full of wine and candy; i was looking for a rosary, but whatever.
one last shot of anselmo
the armed guards gave me a really funny look when i took this picture; it was too nice of a wall to pass up
sant sabina 

beautifully lit madonna in sabina entrance hall

wooden doors of sabina
nave of sabina
confessional
sant sabina himself

mural behind altar

side altar
back wall
another side altar
impressive stacking of gilded chairs

fountain in courtyard of sabina

oddly shaped home on via di valle murcia
circo massimo
again
can't get enough circo massimo