St. Peter's facade. 

From my favorite chapel: the St. Zeno chapel in the Church of St. Praxedes (Santa Prassede), near St. Mary Major. 9th century mosaics.  

My favorite fountain in all of Rome! Off of the via del Corso, I believe, near the Church of St. Marcello. 

A row of small shops from ancient Rome. 

Rome: Trajan Forum

From the roof over the Trajan Forum, you can see a medieval "topper" on an ancient Roman building. I think one of the Papal Knightly orders is headquartered there. 

View of Italy's Victor Emmanuel monument, as seen from (ahem) the ladies' room at the museum in the Trajan forum. 

Overview of the Trajan market, now a city museum. Fascinating! 

Lovely marble relics in the Trajan market. 

Bits of antiquity in the Trajan forum. 

Rome: St. Paul outside-the-walls. 

Rome: our generalate has a small orchard. Ever see kiwi grow? They remind me of little burned out light bulbs hanging from the ceiling. 

Gesu Church, Rome: Painting of St. Ignatius Loyola, right above his tomb. 

My laundry on the thoroughly modern laundry sink: washboard built in!! 

Rome: international retreat group with members from four of the Pauline congregations. 

Here's our international  

Tarquinia: The national museum in Tarquinia is located in a Renaissance palazzo. It features incredible artifacts from Etruscan tombs. 

Tarquinia: a Etruscan tomb (way BC); I took it through the protective glass shield, without a flash so as not to damage the ancient frescos. 

This is that lovely facade in Perugia, on the main square.  

This is the same gateway in Perugia, seen from five stories up in a nearby Renaissance palazzo. 

This is a view from the chapel window of our convent in Perugia.  

Well, I don't quite have the hang of this yet. Here is the medieval gateway in Perugia, and I am displaying the travel section of the Times-Picayune. 

Views in Perugia: a charming balcony seen from a side street.