You’d never guess that these ruins on the via Prenestina, which look very rustic, actually lay right by the off ramp from the Tangenziale.  Cars were whizzing past as I took this...

And we are back in Rome! On Friday I had the chance to participate in a visit to the underground levels and third level of the Colosseum. It was truly an incredible visit, viewing the Colosseum from down below and actually seeing the canals that run below. This image, taken up on the third...

Just like everyone else, I recently got an iPhone and thought it would be fun to do a weekly shot from the camera, dubbed the “iPhone Photo of the Week.” That means that every Thursday I’ll be posting a photo taken with my iPhone. I’ve especially had fun experimenting...

I like to think of this theater as the Colosseum’s older, neglected brother. Standing on the edge of the Jewish Ghetto, the Teatro Marcello is in great shape. It doesn’t have regular opening hours, but they usually hold concerts there in the summer. I’ve never been, but...

Tomorrow is the Festa delle Donne, so national museums were free for women this weekend and I took advantage by going to the Museo Nazionale di Roma at Palazzo Massimo. It’s a wonderful collection which is rarely frequented by tourists and I’ll be doing two posts on my favorite...

I met up with an old friend for dinner on Friday and when I went to pick him up at his hotel, I snapped this photo. Tucked away on a bit of a grimy back street near the station, the Es Hotel is a bit of an anomaly. In fact, it looks like it dropped in out of Sweden or something, certainly...