We had quite a day today. It started early this morning with a trip to a market that I was looking forward to seeing. It isn't a tourist market, it's for the locals, and it made Granville Island look like a slum. It was huge! And the fruit, vegetables, meat, chicken, fish were unreal.
It's really close to our house, so Brian and I brought all of our purchases home, and sent Laurie and Mike, and Ray and Judy off to the Vatican Museum. I was a bit low energy so we waited until I felt better and about 10:30, we headed off there. By then, the lineup was too long, so we switched gears and did a 'pilgrimage' today. We hit all the major churches, besides St. Peter's: St. John Lateran (the pope's church in Rome), St. Mary Major, St. Clement (Brian's favorite), St. Peter in Chains (with Michangelo's Moses in it - my favorite), a wonderful walk in a park that Nero had built a huge house in (now gone), St. Martin's, and the Church of the Most Holy Apostles. It's kind of a blur now - I'll have to read up on them again later to sort them out in my mind. We then went to the Gregorian University (where Brian went to school), the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon and Spanish Steps (all for the second time). We walked for 8 full hours.
I am impressed with my stamina - haven't crashed yet! We had thought about walking home, but it might have been another hour at our pace by that time, so we took the subway. I don't like being that far underground, but I am getting used to it. It is fast and convenient. The traffic here is unreal, so the metro it the way to go.
We just grabbed a pizza for supper, on the street, so I'll need a healthy bedtime snack. Maybe some more cheese and sausage (getting sick of that already).
Tomorrow, we have tickets to the Borghese Gallery, and I think some folks might go to the catacombs. Too far underground for me, so Laurie and I may do some shopping or something like that.
So all is well, and I am more and more in love with this beautiful city.
More tomorrow. Ciao.
Jo and Brian
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Rome is indeed a wonderful city. The Vespa's at traffic lights getting ready for "the off" could never happen in Canada.
ReplyDeleteDoug
if you have some spare time adn like bones, a visit to the Crypt at the Capuchin Church of the Immaculate Conception on Via Veneto near Barbarini Square might interest you.
ReplyDeleteDoug
Hey Gang!
ReplyDeleteSounds like your trip is pretty awesome. Sorry we almost caused a blog strike! In my defense, I have been reading but I never replied because everytime I tried to start a comment it always ended up sounded cheesy (and it sounds like your getting enough cheese in Rome)
We are all fine here except Abby has been coughing and running a fever since Sunday. She is out of the pitiful cuddly phase and has entered the grumpy say-no-to-everything phase. Also it keeps snowing here in Calgary!! Brutal!!
Anyway, have lots of fun!
Heather (and John)
Sounds great!
ReplyDeleteWhen we did all the walking you're doing when we were in Italy, I thought I would never drive again when I got back to Canada. Alas...I drove to a lunch date 3 blocks away- pathetic!
I would love to be shopping in Rome with you ladies tomorrow, I'll see if I can find a sitter.
Have fun guys!
Love,
Erin
Hey guys ~ it sounds like you are having a great time... and it is bringing back so many wonderful memories for me ~ the sights, the sounds, the smells... Keep enjoying every moment because before you know it, you will be home and it will seem like a dream...
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Diane