My sister is here now, along with my cousins Joanna and Marina. Since we will be touring around some more the next few days, I thought I'd post an update in pictures to brief everyone on some Roman times. I have a lot of half-finished posts, which I will get to as soon as I can. Hopefully, no one is holding their breath.
To all my visitors (especially my friend Caitlin who visited this past week), the Borghese gardens have seemed to be a very popular place. People seem to be surprised that there is so much space in such a packed city. It is truly an Oasis - a place where people can run around or lay out in a
I have a new found obsession for slowly and meticulously exploring all the great churches of Rome. There are so many wonders to be found on a case by case basis here and so every day that I'm free, I like to pick something I want to see, research it, and go out and find it! This is a sculpture by Michaelangelo near the altar of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva near the Pantehon. It is one of many amazing churches throughout the city.
So maybe all of you are tired of seeing pictures of Castel Sant'Angelo, but this one brings a point. I was walking around with Caitlin, taking pictures of everything we saw (unconciously), and she said "you still take pictures everywhere?!" I guess I probably seemed pretty touristy at the time, but I really can't help it. The short answer, is yes. I still take pictures of everything that makes me stop and stare, including the things I already have a thousand pictures of. Every time I see St. Peter's, it seems so majestic that I just want to capture it the way it is at that moment. The same goes for Castel Sant'Angelo.
Alas, the end of lent marked the end of my beard. I miss it sometimes, and the Italians don't mistake me for one of their own as often, but it had to happen sometime. However, before I got rid of it all, I left this tribute for an hour to the amusement of my friends and the pride of my Dad.
Ciao!
Matt
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