Parents Visit for Christmas, Part I

My parents flew in Saturday Dec 20th for Christmas week. Here's the first set of pics from our giri (tours) of Roma.

Campidoglio, Musei Capitolini and views around and from Piazza Venezia:







Colosseum:



Roman forum:










Near the Quirinale, the Presidential Palace, we happened to see the Navy marching band giving a little show. From the Quirinale, below, picture of my parents with St. Peter's and Rome in the background:




Trevi Fountain:



Looking into the Pantheon from the outside:



Roman street with lights near Piazza di Spagna:



Piazza di Spagna:



In Piazza Navona:



There was a Christmas fair going on at Piazza Navona. Below, witches for sale hang from the stall ceiling:



One of the marvelous fountains in Piazza Navona:



Fair carousel:



After a long day, dinner at a little restaurant near Piazza Navona: