Roaming in Rome

It turned colder this week, with several windy, rainy days to boot. But on one fine day, I spent the day in Rome, where it was sunny and much warmer than Zagarolo. I wandered through the Jewish ghetto, along via Julia and in Trastevere. Here's a few scenes from my walk:

Fontana del Mascherone (Fountain  of the Mask) on via Julia, behind Palazzo Farnese. It is said that the Farnese family filled the fountain with wine for their parties!

turn a corner, and find a lovely maiden

a trattoria in Trastevere

Vicolo della Torre, Trastevere

Statue of poet Giuseppe Gioachino Belli at the entrance to Trastevere. What a gent!

another lovely maiden on view inside a palazzo

in contrast, this holy maiden was on a wall along via Teatro di Marcello