We took a short two-hour jaunt to Aquileia, Italy, where the Romans once built a port settlement on the Mediterranean. In the 4th century A.D. the people converted to Christianity and began the building of this church using elements of Roman architecture. The entire floors were mosaics and the walls were frescoed. In the early 20th century they excavated down several layers and found these original mosaic floors -- some of the most beautiful from that time period.
The rooster represents light and the tortoise darkness. The good shepherd tends his sheep.
This is the baptismal font.
After having some good pasta and pizza for lunch, we stop for, of course, Italian ice cream. (I ate a scoop for you, Kathy, yummy, yummy!)
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