Roamin' And Meanderin' To And From The Pantheon

My favorite building is the Pantheon, and so we had to see it, again, walking across the River, getting lost, having a fine Roman lunch, wandering through a variety of piazzas, until it finally appeared out of the darkening 4PM mist. Still a thrill.

One advantage of getting lost is that your chances of wandering
into a neighborhood restaurant, as opposed to a tourist one, are
vastly improved; the one we wandered into even had a sense of humor

We couldn't find the one we were looking for, all the directions
we got misfired, and so, with the rain getting worse, we ducked
into La Monte Carlo; I've become quite fond of the Napoli,
tomato, cheese and anchovies

Vicki's standard sausage and mushroom; Neapolitan style, very
thin crust; yum

Also a fun place

Wandering in the rain

Piazza Navona

Wait a second! Isn't that Aunt Jemima? 

Poster in a bookstore: apart from the US, Rome
has the most anemic of all subway systems for
a city its size--two lines, a third to open a bit in
December--understandably, digging in this, one
of history's greatest cities, is slow going...

Bookish fountain

Backside of Pantheon, where, at the top, you can see a bit of the
brick (!) structure; the arches

Never fails to knock me out

Moving right along, in the direction of the Metro:
Marcus Aurelius Column (I think), in Piazza
Colonna (I think)

No room for a real IKEA in downtown Rome, so it's just a kitchen
IKEA

Slippery Spanish Steps

Among the best of all cities to wander in...