squwetchy It’s been a quarter of a century since my last visit here, and it’s always a wonderful reminder of the scope of the world and our long history when we travel. Tho once again the best plein air #sketching places are where the crowds are, and I with my pen and #sketchbook were plonk in the middle of people looking over my shoulder and even photographing my #urbansketching in the midst of ancient Roman ruins. This is the Palatino, an archeological site in the middle of Rome where the giants of history like Caesar once strolled … but today just little old me sketched.

8r4d Continuing the #alcohol themes posts, a lager #beer common at most restaurants in Rome, according to my limited research.

castironguy The drink everyone was drinking… the aperol spritz!

castironguy Three light limone birra for just three euros. What a refreshing break for the afternoon heat!

8r4dsfeets Wandering streets where Julius Caesar once strolled, now ruins.

8r4dsfeets Descending the steps from the views of long dead gladiators.

8r4dsfeets The uncovered streets of a city covered by the ashes of a now sleeping volcano.

8r4dsfeets Atop a resting volcano in the south of Italy there is a historic footing hiding the ghosts of the past.

8r4d Under the dome? #europe2023

8r4dsfeets Giant domes looking up, ornate floors looking down.

8r4dsfeets Fancy walls, fancy robes, fancy pants, fancy floors, fancy everything!

8r4d The Last Supper #europe2023