Christmas Holidays - Rome

Rome is huge; it is extravagant, majestic, imposing, and a world away from Florence. Everything here, from the 13th century converted hotels and cafes, to the monumental palaces, fountains, and ruins that fill the city. Two days was not nearly enough to take it all it. But I know that my history professor will have us back here in January for classes.
Shown: me outside the Colosseum, altar by Bernini in St. Peter's Bascilica in the Vatican, Michelangelo's Pieta, my mother and Allan in Piazza della Republica, and the Trevi fountain.