Those Catholics, such a peaceful folk. 

The dome of St. Peters. 

Ready to rumble. 

Columns of St. Peter 

St. Peter's from the roof. 

The towers of San Gimigiano 

This is what if meant by off season. 

San Gimigiano - the view from the room, Le Romite. 

Under the Tuscan sun - San Gimigiano. 

Sienna in sepia! 

We stumbled upon this late one afternoon. 

The arched roof of that old, old Roman pool in Sienna. 

Not sure if any one still looks at this site. I usually don't.