When walking around Rome you cannot miss the huge Monument of Vittorio Emanuele II and the Trajan’s Column. The monument is huge and has these massive steps leading up to it. Across the road is a park with some trees. The shade is perfect to take break from the sun and have a refreshing gelato, purchased from one of the local vendors.

Looking around there I spotted these two domed buildings.
Both are churches. The one on the left is the Santa Maria di Loreto and the one on the right has the wonderful name of “Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano” (which basically means “The Church of the Most Holy Name of Mary at the Trajan Forum”).

Standing here, if you turn 180 degrees and look down the road, you will see the Colosseum in the distance. Not too far a walk that is certainly worth doing as it passes all sorts of interesting buildings and historic sights. Trouble is or course, if you stop and shoot everything you see, it will take a long time before you get to the Colosseum.