by Tony Karp

A trip to Italy - Part 2 - Side trips and a big finish

 - In Gubbio, in Umbria, north of Rome, this wise old cat will stare into your soul - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
In Gubbio, in Umbria, north of Rome, this wise old cat will stare into your soul

In the second part of our 2003 trip to Italy, we left Rome to visit some other towns. Then we finish back in Rome, where there's always more to see.

 - A cloudy sun rests behind this beautiful ornament. - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
A cloudy sun rests behind this beautiful ornament.
 - A scene in an old church in Gubbio - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
A scene in an old church in Gubbio
 - Sunset at the Palazzo dei Consoli in Gubbio - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
Sunset at the Palazzo dei Consoli in Gubbio
 - Sunset in the palazzo, made perfect with a glass of wine - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
Sunset in the palazzo, made perfect with a glass of wine
 - At night, along a curving street in Gubbio. - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
At night, along a curving street in Gubbio.
 - The tower in the palazzo as seen through a handmade glass window in an old church door.  - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
The tower in the palazzo as seen through a handmade glass window in an old church door.
 - Morning behind the shutters in the little hotel where we stayed in Gubbio - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
Morning behind the shutters in the little hotel where we stayed in Gubbio
 - Along the road, I saw this discarded package of cigarettes. It says, 'Smoking kills.' - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
Along the road, I saw this discarded package of cigarettes. It says, "Smoking kills."
 - Two boys racing down the street in Spoleto - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
Two boys racing down the street in Spoleto
 - A roman viaduct across a steep ravine in Spoleto.<br>Most pictures show it from the side, but I thought the overhead view was more interesting. - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
A roman viaduct across a steep ravine in Spoleto.
Most pictures show it from the side, but I thought the overhead view was more interesting.
 - An Etruscan face in Viterbo. - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
An Etruscan face in Viterbo.
 - An Etruscan mosaic floor in Viterbo. - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
An Etruscan mosaic floor in Viterbo.
 - A detail at the baths of Caracalla - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
A detail at the baths of Caracalla
 - The artist and his muse at a gate along the Via Appia Antica - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
The artist and his muse at a gate along the Via Appia Antica
 - A fantasy scene of light and trees  along the Via Appia Antica - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
A fantasy scene of light and trees along the Via Appia Antica
 - Tony's angels #1. Peaceful on the Sant’Angelo bridge - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
Tony's angels #1. Peaceful on the Sant’Angelo bridge
 - Tony's angels #2. A guardian angel at the Castel Sant’Angelo - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
Tony's angels #2. A guardian angel at the Castel Sant’Angelo
 - A trip to Italy - Part 2 - Side trips and a big finish - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
Tony's angels #3. An avenging angel at the very top of the Castel Sant’Angelo
 - A view looking out from inside the Castel Sant’Angelo - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
A view looking out from inside the Castel Sant’Angelo
 - A view over Rome, as it looked in the 18th century. - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
A view over Rome, as it looked in the 18th century.
 - A deep and dangerous staircase inside the Castel Sant’Angelo - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
A deep and dangerous staircase inside the Castel Sant’Angelo
 - Italy's flag, lit from behind - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
Italy's flag, lit from behind
 - Looking down from the upper level of Saint Peter's Basilica - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
Looking down from the upper level of Saint Peter's Basilica
 - A view of Rome from the top of  Saint Peter's Basilica<br> Michelangelo! I can see your house from here! - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
A view of Rome from the top of Saint Peter's Basilica
Michelangelo! I can see your house from here!
 - A beautiful figure at the Vatican - A trip to Rome - by Tony Karp - Rome - Vatican - Gubbio - Viterbo - Spoleto - - - art  - photography - by Tony Karp
A beautiful figure at the Vatican

And thus concludes our visit to Italy.
I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

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