The last time we were in Rome we stayed in an apartment with a very nice terrace. We liked that so much that we used that as our main selection criteria for an apartment this time. We found a nice (though a bit pricey) place about two blocks from the Piazza del Popolo, right on the Courso.
The Piazza del Popolo is dominated by these "twin" churches. Though they aren't identical, they are very similar. Mostly baroque.
Here is a view of St Peter's. This is about as close to the Vatican that we got all trip. Since the Pope was in Cuba when we were there, we didn't really see the point of stopping by. We wouldn't have been able to share a "Qué Bárbaro!" with him.
So we walked up past the Villa Borghese heading over to the Villa Guilia, or the Tuscan Museum.
First, we passed the Museum of Modern Art:
but we got to the Villa Guilia soon enough. (As a little aside, we walked and walked and walked on this trip. I used Runkeeper a lot, and I think we averaged about six miles a day. And it was hot, too. We sweated a lot)
This was Pope Julius's residence. Those old Popes knew how to live.
We could have called this trip the Expedition to the Tombs. We saw a lot of stuff that was taken from old burial sites. In this case, Etruscan burial sites:
and lots of Sarcophagi:
and little bits from the graves. Two things about this - 1. It is bronze. 2. Look at that hand! Talk to it!
They put terracotta internal organs in these graves. External organs, too.
Those are (from left to right on the bottom row) a breast, a uterus, another uterus, and a couple of penises.
I just loved this one. I want Randy to do this for our monument in Glenwood Cemetery.
Lots and lots and lots of pots.
And they are sort of fussy about the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
(Can't say I blame them. But they are sort of disingenuous. There is a complete floor of this museum of stuff that was ripped out of context and placed in this museum by private Italian collectors. They have no better idea of its provenance or location than then do of the stuff that went to New York City)
Another funeral urn
And a pitcher. I love this handle:
and this plate.
This is the courtyard to the Villa
Quite a place.
View from our Apartment
View from our Apartment
View from our Apartment
The Piazza del Popolo is dominated by these "twin" churches. Though they aren't identical, they are very similar. Mostly baroque.
Here is a view of St Peter's. This is about as close to the Vatican that we got all trip. Since the Pope was in Cuba when we were there, we didn't really see the point of stopping by. We wouldn't have been able to share a "Qué Bárbaro!" with him.
So we walked up past the Villa Borghese heading over to the Villa Guilia, or the Tuscan Museum.
First, we passed the Museum of Modern Art:
but we got to the Villa Guilia soon enough. (As a little aside, we walked and walked and walked on this trip. I used Runkeeper a lot, and I think we averaged about six miles a day. And it was hot, too. We sweated a lot)
This was Pope Julius's residence. Those old Popes knew how to live.
This was about a five mile walk
We could have called this trip the Expedition to the Tombs. We saw a lot of stuff that was taken from old burial sites. In this case, Etruscan burial sites:
and lots of Sarcophagi:
and little bits from the graves. Two things about this - 1. It is bronze. 2. Look at that hand! Talk to it!
They put terracotta internal organs in these graves. External organs, too.
Those are (from left to right on the bottom row) a breast, a uterus, another uterus, and a couple of penises.
I like the sarcophagi that have the people inside on top.
These are paintings from inside a tomb that was moved to the museum:
I just loved this one. I want Randy to do this for our monument in Glenwood Cemetery.
Don't they look happy?
And they are sort of fussy about the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
(Can't say I blame them. But they are sort of disingenuous. There is a complete floor of this museum of stuff that was ripped out of context and placed in this museum by private Italian collectors. They have no better idea of its provenance or location than then do of the stuff that went to New York City)
And a pitcher. I love this handle:
This is the courtyard to the Villa
Quite a place.
We walked from here to an old favorite restaurant, Trattoria Lilli, and had about the only disappointing meal of the trip. I may write about that, but I am not sure why.
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