One of the best things about living in a city like Rome is that there is SO much to do! I actually get kind of sad whenever I have to leave Rome because I love it here so much. This weekend we decided to stay in the lovely city of Rome and explore in areas we have not yet explored. After a couple of failed attempts to see some churches (since we made the rookie mistake of going during siesta time), we ended up at the Borghese Gardens, or as they call it here Villa Borghese. This plot of land used to be owned by one family, the Borghese family, but is now property of the state and has a number of museums and exhibits displaying the family's collection of art as well as other exhibits. We walked into the park and I immediately felt calm and such a sense of peace, it was so beautiful! After literally walking about 10 feet, we saw a place where we could rent a surrey and immediately got one to rent for an hour! 20 euros for an hour of surrey riding...I can dig it! It was so much fun and such a blast, we got to see the whole park from the comfort and thrill of a four-man bike. We did not even make it into the museums for various reasons, but the day could not have been more fun! After touring through Villa Borghese, we meandered over to Piazza del Popolo where they were beginning to set up for Roman Carnivale, which is a huge theatrical festival that travels through Italy and stops at various locations. The city was alive with excitement as we started walking back home and stopped at our favorite bakery by Piazza Nuvona. I love this city with a passion and as I have days/evenings such as those, I really dread the day I have to leave such an amazing place. I will find comfort in knowing that I do have another couple of months here, but leaving this city will be a hard obstacle to get over since I have fallen so in love with Rome and its culture!
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| In front of the Spanish Steps! |
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| The view from the top of the Spanish Steps...what a beautiful day! |
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| The Fontane de Tritone, one of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's many fountains that grace the city. |
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| The entrance to Villa Borghese! |
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| On a surrey! |
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| Some random Frenchman let me borrow his segway...so much fun to ride! |
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| The horse track in the Villa, where events are still held in the Spring and Summer! |
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| Yours truly and Kelsey modeling on one of the many statues that are in the Villa. |
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| Piazza del Popolo. |
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| Carnivale is coming to Rome! |
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| Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, which means "Fountain of Four Rivers." This fountain in Piazza Navona was another Bernini creation that was meant to symbolize four rivers, the Ganges, the Nile, the Rio della Plata, and the Danube. |
I can see why you are so in love with Rome from the many beautiful spots that you highlight in your blog. You do a great job of relating just how wonderfully profound it must be to live in the most magnificant of ancient cities that is still so very vibrant and alive as it thrives as one of the leading capitals of the world. You have such a passion for living each day and it is great to see!
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