Day 2 in Roma
Date 6-20-13 Day 3 of my journey
Starting destination Catacombs, Piazza Novonna, Fontana Di Trevi, Plaza Colosseo
Ending destination
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What did you learn? Write facts about history, culture, and geography, and government you remember.
Breakfast of sweet rolls, cereal, cappuccino, & blood orange juice w/ ham and swiss roll. Next the Christian catacombs which have been only partly explored. we saw about 2% of the total area. [very confusing to navigate] Saw empty tombs b/c the pope moved important bodies to the Vatican[popes and the like]. [Also] People were stealing from the graves. Beautiful structure with elegant fresco paintings on the cealings. Saw the tomb of the aforementioned pope [not really aforementioned but it was Pope San Caio Papa], along with others. It must have been a beautiful structure when it was first built; and for many centuries after [or decades, meh]. It's crazy to think that they were built by hand. Next to lunch at a pizzeria [La Montecarlo], I had pizza w/ ham, Malto Bene! [which I learned is wrong... whoops :P it should be molto buono I think] The Girls I was with were fawning over the waiter. Three grand Fountains adorned the plaza, the middle w/ a large obelisk. Then to the pantheon which was huge. The art inside the Pantheon was awesome the whole floor is curved away from the middle because there is a large hole in the middle in the roof. Religious services are held inside. [this is an observation from the alter and seating] The Trive Fountain was pretty neat. Beautifully carved marble and it is attached to a huge building [though in hind sight it could also have been because it is set down from the street level and the building] /w Latin or Greek written on it [Latin duh] I threw 1 euro over my shoulder into the fountain. (I shall return!) Then we went off the the Spanish steps after asking a few shopkeepers for directions. 138 steps to the top and a few more to the top of another building, with a great vantage point. I ran two by two up them and was asked twice [to buy a] for a "friendship bracelet"; someone else got one for 15 euro, woo! The steps were all marble and a little slick. Then we headed to the plaza colosseo was an obelisk in the middle of The road. (do farther research.) Then back to the Plaza Novana where we re-met with Alex for Gillatto I had → mixed forest Berry and "Viagra"[which just tasted like blue]. Then we went shopping and I bought a "Roma" shot glass for 3€. Then to dinner where we had Mozzarella slices, tomato slices, and bread w/ olive oil drizzled for antipasti and thin sliced veal with prosciutto and I believe basil between w/ a gravy; finishing off with a chocolate cream puff covered in whipped cream and shaved chocolate. Then back to the hotel; but not before buying 20 postcards for 1€.
T= 6€
Pictures for day 3 are Here ↓ copy and paste the link If you have a Google account you can comment. Also, I recommend you turn off the detailed information on the pictures, it makes it less distracting.
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Nice photos! I notice that you said you bought 20 postcards....but I did not receive one in the mail. Curious, I say. :P
ReplyDeleteHehe, we never got to a post office and I had no stamps. Plus you'd have to give it back because it's a souvenir. :P
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