These photos give new meaning to the the words "light at the end of the tunnel". After wandering delightful alleyways and never really being sure we were on the right track, we could see light...at the end of the tunnel.
Blessings!
We spot our destination, the Ponte Sant' Angelo, the Bridge of Angels.
Image by Matthias with his permission.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:StAngelo_Bridge_Rome.jpg
This Bridge spans the Tiber River, connecting the city center to the Castel Sant' Angelo.
The statuary on this bridge has been replaced several times in it's history. Bernini's program, one of his last large projects, called for ten angels holding instruments of the Passion. He personally only finished the two originals of the Angels with the Superscription "I.N.R.I." and with the Crown of Thorns, but these were kept by Clement IX for his own pleasure. They are now in the church of Sant'Andrea delle Fratte, also in Rome.
The remaining angesl were sculpted by students of Bernini.
Angel with the Whips
Angel with Cross
If you want to see an awesome artistic rendering of this photo, see Photoworks
Also on the bridge are sculptures of Sts Peter and Paul. These remain from one of the earlier artistic renderings. Pigeons are the ruin of all photographers in Rome. I am pretty sure the locals don't care much for them either. And I am positive that St Peter doesn't.
If you look closely, you can just see the Sculpture of St Michael the Archangel on top of the Castel behind.
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