Is there a theme here? Rome — Corporate headquarters for Christianity Inc., RC. All things WILL pass. Whatever you are doing here — eating succulent lamb chops, poking through tiny, jewel-like shops, admiring the ochre and pink buildings, being wowed by marble choreography, deciphering frescoes, trying to figure out what MXCLVIII means, and conjuring up basic Latin from Miss Lane’s grade 7 — sic transit gloria — here you go…
This appears to be an actual skull hanging out in a chapel. Don’t get too comfy here in the world cuz it won’t last long. Sooner or later, you will be a great-looking skull like me (if you’re lucky)…
A good thing to keep in mind if you occasionally feel like you’ve been hanging out here stuffing your face for way too long…
And yes, you could even give in to this, especially if you are really nauseated by the goings on at Piazza Navona,
Well — like — obviously. Who wouldn’t be nauseated?
Yes, it just gets worse. These Selfie extenders are everywhere and sold on the street by recently arrived migrants who have survived who knows what horrors. Selfie culture prevails, sadly. “Smile!” for you and you alone.
…but then you dash into any old random church to get out of the rain and a miracle of marble just happens to be hanging out…
Or a really sad lion, very old, stuck on a portico and missing who knows what? … his bar mitzvah? a gruesome martyrdom? …his last bout at the forum? 
….Or this spectacular Bysantine mosaic from Santa Maria de Trastevere
Or this coffered ceiling courtesy of gold “offered” from the New World (think – thousands of slaughtered Maya and Inca) molti grazie conquistadores..
And, please, Bernini — yes you are an amazing sculptor, but this Egyptian obelisk should not be sitting on your elephant’s back — it’s gross. Really. What are all these spectacular Egyptian obelisks doing here with crosses afixed and goofy pedestals? They are WAY too dignified…