Sunday, May 17, 2009

Knockers of Rome

Not what you were expecting?  Shame on you. . . does your mother know what you "google"?

The ruins of Rome are spectacular, but what are truly impressive are it's doors and doorknockers.

Here are a few splendid examples:
seems like a normal size door, right?
but look at me next to it--amazing!!

and here are just a FEW of the photos I took of the knockers:


And the winner is:
Just a few of the things I found fascinating in Rome. . . 
next post, the ruins and their seat-less toilets!!

2 comments:

  1. Karen,

    How fun! What a great idea! I look forward to seeing more of your trip - but still want to get together to hear about it all first hand!

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  2. Can't wait to see all the pics from your trip. We had an awesome time there in 2007. We did Rome, Florence, Tuscany, Venice, and then paris. Oh and one of my favorites, Qinta Terra, five cities along the coast.

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