Today we had a leisurely breakfast and Bob had a leisurely read while I finally finished yesterday's blog. The concierge had said he could check to see how many reservations were in place for Villa di Borghese, our intended sight for the day. Because he was out of the building for a while, we had a coffee at a shop, came back, and discovered that there were plenty of openings for 1:00.
We arrived in plenty of time to sit and enjoy a beautiful Roman afternoon. Interesting note -- you must check all your belongings before entering the museum -- EXCEPT your coat. Hmmm....
The sculptures were amazing. Bernini captured motion, detail, feeling in stone.
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| Aeneas with his father and son escaping Troy- he's holding his house gods in his hand |
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| Ariadne and Apollo |
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| The rape of Proserpina |
Afterwards, we again enjoyed a walk back to the hotel because we had a bottle of Prosecco found in our room the first day we arrived that had to be consumed!!
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| The walls of the city of Rome |
On our way back to the metro stop, we indulged in our first gelato of the trip: tiramisu for me and hazelnut for Bob.
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Yummy gelato!
We rested at the hotel and had our Prosecco and then headed back to Trastavere for another tasting of Italian beers. |
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| Dinner! |
The name of the restaurant just said what it was!!
Bob had a pizza with red sauce, olives, and artichokes, and I had one with escarole, olives, and loads of cheese.
More stout and saison beers were drunk!
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| Two fisted! |
We came back to the hotel for after dinner drinks at the bar and ended up chatting with one of the guests originally from Michigan who knew people that Bob knew through wrestling and football -- pretty amazing!
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