On The Way To The Pantheon

As always, getting there is the adventure

The oculus of the Pantheon © A. Harrison

The Pantheon seemed a good place to start the day. Just a short stroll away across the Tiber, a central place to radiate out to other sights.

I crossed the river near the Isola Tiberina. An island sacred to Aesculapius since ancient times, it still boasts a functioning hospital. Even at that early hour an ambulance was…