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Strolling the Centro Storico
... the river, passing by the Teatro di Marcello and the Temple of Hercules Victor until we ended up at the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin, home to the infamous Bocca della Verita, or mouth of truth, the legendary lie detector of Roma. We channeled our inner Audrey Hepburn and stuck our hands into the mouth, and clearly we've lived to tell about it. While that was a fun, kitschy thing to do, the real treat was the tour of the ...
Fountains and Ruins
... excellent; he really brought it to life and told side stories and history in an informative but not boring way. And none of his personal opinions, just the history. The tour also had 2 highlights that I had not done before and didn’t realise was possible – going beneath and on the stage of the Colosseum and then right up to the highest tier. Moments that I will remember for life. Walking out onto the stage in the centre of the Colosseum and ...
Church Adventures
... which is the oldest Papal Basilica. This Church was lined with HUGE life-like statues of saints and angels which was really cool. I think the thing that really moved me though was the Scala Santa and the chapel of San Lorzeno, which was right next to San Giovanni. "Scala Santa" translates to the Holy Stairs. This chapel contains wooden stairs that are thought to be the same ones that Jesus had to climb during the passion. If you want to get up these stairs, you MUST climb them on ...
Day 8 - Rome
... a towering cylindrical building in Rome. It was initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family.The building was later used by the popes as a fortress and castle, and is now a museum.
Piazza Spagna is an interesting attraction which is not to be missed during u’r Rome visit. It is also called as Spanish steps and a fountain beneath the steps.The Spanish Steps are a set of steps in ...
Benvenuti a Roma! (google translate)
... early for a *free* breakfast and an orientation meeting. Italian breakfast is wayyy different than American: no bacon, no eggs, no pancakes. Espresso and croissants are the norm, which both are very good substitutes. We sat through an hour meeting, and some of us decided to take our computers in because we were having trouble getting wifi in our apartment. Mine, of course, took forever and I ended up having to leave it at the computer center while some of ...