Our walk across town, mostly on the Via del Corso, finally got us to the Piazza del Popolo and the SM church we had missed there the week before. After visiting the church and its art, we made our way back to Trastavere, again, and a nice meal at Tonnarello's there.
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| The Via del Corso issues onto the Piazza between the "twin" churches of SM in Montesanto and SM dei Miracoli; the taxis are massing for attack |
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| Fountain of Neptune |
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| The Popolo Obelisk, brought to Rome by order of Augustus in 10BCE; originally in the Circus Maximus; moved to the Piazza here by the architect Fontana, who mostly did fountains, and surrounded it with, you guessed it, more fountains |
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| Rome between the Tiber and Aniene is the other flanking fountain; above and beyond, the Pincian Hill and, way beyond, the Villa Borghese |
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| Now in SM del Popolo, admiring a 15th century Pinturrichio |
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| Bernini's Habukkak; alas, couldn't see his Daniel; although the good news is that SM del Popolo's Divine Illumination Machines are now free, although a donation is requested |
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| Caravaggio's Crucifixion of St. Peter; more pix from SM del Popolo are here |
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| And his Conversion on the Road to Damascus, featuring Paul and his unconverted horse |
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