Massive day today touring Rome. Round every corner there seemed to be some notable church or other historical monument. Perhaps the highlight for me though (at least in terms of significant and serious places of interest) was visiting the Pantheon - the world's largest concrete dome without any support, built 2000 years ago. Below is part of the dome from inside - there is a round hole in the roof just out of this shot.
Another highlight, was seeing the (former) pope (below). Ah, the opportunity for jokes with this have no bounds. I was literally like a kid in a candy shop in this store - they had the biggest selection of gelato I have ever seen - I counted 128 flavours! No joke.
Towards the end of the day we climbed the Castel Sant'Angel, where the pope used to hide when the common folk rose up against papal rule. There was a great view from the top - here is a photo of (a massive) me with (a small) Rome in the background.
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