I LOVE Christmas!!!! Wet paws in the rainy streets, not withstanding, Christmas in Rome is glorious.
First, there is the Christmas market in Piazza Navona: A sightful of color, sounds and smells.
Porchetta sandwiches,
handmade candy and chewy toys abound.
Clowns, jugglers, magicians, carolers: It’s all there.
Then there’s the Vatican. An enormous Precepio erected in the middle of the Piazza San Pietro, and the biggest tree you’ll ever see outside of a primeval forest. This year’s tree is a gift from Southern Austria, is 109 feet tall, and will be recycled into toys for needy children (and needy dogs) at the end of it’s tenure.
If you’d like to keep up with what’s happening in St. Peter’s Square, check out the webcam for live picture.
Chow.