Cappuccino money shot:
Monday night we went to see a choral concert in a little church near the Pantheon. The church was beautiful and the concert was pretty good:
A "Lettere per Babbo Natale" ("Letters for Santa Claus") sign in Trastevere:
Looking at Villa Borghese, the most famous park in Rome, from the steps of the Galleria Borghese -- hands down THE most beautiful museum in Rome and probably one of the best in the world. It only has about 15 rooms total but they all have priceless masterpieces. No crap, like you'll find in most museums.
The Christmas tree at Piazza del Popolo. At first I wondered why all the xmas trees in Rome look kind of pathetic. Then I realized why - they don't use real pine trees! They use these droopy trees that look kind of Charlie Brown-sad:
View of the city from Villa Borghese:
View of Piazza del Popolo from the Pincio, a garden attached to Villa Borghese:
Inside Villa Borghese:
View of St. Peter's in the Vatican from Villa Borghese:
The Christmas Tree inside the Vatican. This one was a little less shabby:
A cool lamppost inside the Vatican:
Our little Christmas tree at my apartment. Yay!
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