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ROME WASN’T BUILT IN A DAY...
... having made an enormous effort travel by train alone to have the weekend with her sister.
Continuing our visit to the Museum for a few more hours, then decided not to visit St Peter’s Basilica, as it meant joining a queue that snaked for about half a Roman mile. Instead, we headed off for a gelato.
At this point I have to admit, gentle reader, that I’ve been holding out on you. I do my homework. And not just about food, I usually begin ...
Guess who has a camera....?!?!
... I'd pay her 10 euro to sort through my closet and put laundry in the washer..have a gut feeling she wouldn't be all about it though haha. Seriously though our room is so tiny and everything ends up thrown in my closet. Trying to keep it organized and clean is exhausting, and basically impossible. Tomorrow....maybe....
Had to tell everyone about my camera, but it's time to get back to my bibliography, and hopefully bed ...
Treasures
... existed prior to the Romans and they treated men and women equally and it’s taken the last 2000 years to fix this equation...
So on a busy day the museum is one-way with the flow of the crowds pushing you along so if you miss something, too bad it’s pretty much impossible to go back without getting death stares and being pushed! Only once did I try to retrace my steps and after working out how hard it was, no thank-you!
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Leaning tower of Pizza - mmmm
... left of the exit. These are the same Spanish Steps that Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck had a conversation about a 'princessly' haircut in "Roman Holiday". We found our hotel; the Hotel Panda, a block or two away and went back to the steps to look. We were too tired to attempt an upward navigation of them until a more reasonable time and instead, searched out a place to eat.
“Roma” is a vibrant, active and friendly city. People are on ...
Walllking in the rain..... walking in the rain....
... along at a relaxed pace, seeing along the way the Trevi Fountain, Spanish steps, the pantheon, and piazza Navona - where we slip into a restaurant for lunch. By the time we are done eating, it is time to begin our trip back. It's annoying to have only 5 hours in Rome, but it also feels good to renew our acquaintance with the city, perhaps my favorite city in the ...


