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The Tiber River

It's the Hotel Delle Nazione but most of the "one" is obstructed by another building.

A sea of scooters outside the mall. You can kind of see the "scooter suit" on the one in the front/center. It attaches to the scooter and keeps the seat dry in the rain while it's parked and then the rider sits beneath it to keep dry when on-the-go.

"Pimp My Scooter"

It was a wee bit wet walking around Rome that first day. 

(See the rainbow in the fountain?)

Serendipity took us for a ride on the 115 bus* which gave us some great views of the city.  
*Fair warning: the video attached to the link was shot from a moving bus while seated backwards. If you are at all prone to motion sickness, do NOT view the video!

One of those domes is St. Peter's Basilica ...

... and the other dome is San Carlo al Corso.

The statues on top of what the locals call  ...

... the typewriter.  It's a national monument to Vittorio Emmanuele

These round sculptures seemed to pop up in the oddest places.

You had to know there would be dogs! 
(But did you expect the cats?!)

A two-fer!  (Or is that a two-fur?)

These dogs were locked inside the shop at night and they were NOT happy when people walked by. 

This pup reminded me of Super Falynn.

Hooks on the side of the building to tether your dog's leash outside while you shop inside.

Cane Parking in action with a surprisingly quiet Chihuahua.

I know it's probably a matter of proximity (Germany being so much closer to Italy than to the United States) but it was just odd seeing a Mercedes Benz UPS truck!

We passed Castel Sant Angel on the way to St. Peter's Basilica. 

But the morning we actually went there to poke around, they were closed for a union meeting.

The Roman "Bikeshare" system.  Apparently there is also a "CarShare" program one could join. 

A bicycle built for two ... er, four?  No, it looks like there are six people on that contraption!

A Smart car of some sort but super-spiffified.

Protestors outside the Ministry of Finance building.  
Turn your speakers DOWN before clicking here to catch the video (complete with protestor-provided airhorns!) of the demonstration.

St. Peter's Basilica - the ubiquitous Roman dome.

Some sort of performance artist.  (I admit - I didn't "get" it.)

Walking down Vittorio Emmanuelle, for Abbey, of course! (The Irish Pub)

And for Al - the British Pub.

Interesting Lo-Jack device, no?

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