Eat Your Heart Out

We have been going since before 7 am today and WHEW are we tired! We had reservations for the Galleria Borghese at 9 and had to be there at 8:30. What they don't tell you is that you have to walk THROUGH the entire Villa Borghese (a huge park) in order to get to the Museum. We spent about an hour there admiring the Carravaggios and the Berninis. We then began attempting to get to the Spanish Steps--which took a while. First we took a detour through Piazzi Navona and then to Trevi Fountain. We all (although Nicholaus did so begrudingly) tossed a coin in to the Fountain, which means we will all return to Rome again.

We then had pizza (REAL pizza) for lunch and gellato for dessert. Mmmmm. After looking at the map, we realized we were close to the Church of Santa Maria de Concezione, which many refer to as the "Bone" Church. The crypt of this church is nothing but bones. There is a long story behind it, which I'll spare you. If you are interested, go here. We all agreed that it was spooky and disturbing. But we bought the post card book (b/c photos weren't allowed). Otherwise, no one would believe us.

After a final ride on the top of the 110 tour bus, we headed home for a little nap before our final dinner in Rome. We went to the local restaurant that we went to our first night that was a recommendation from the owners of our apartment. The food the first night was good, but tonight was even better, as we splurged for dessert. And just to tempt you (or rather, encourage you to come here yourself), here is a photo of the FRESHLY homemade fettucini Nicholaus and I had and the delicious Tiramisu. We are now home, stuffed, needing to pack, but wanting to sleep.
We have to be at the Vatican for our tour at 10 am. Then we have to hurry back to meet the P family at 3 pm. We will visit with them for a while here in Rome and then will head to their home in the Abruzzi Region. We talked with them very briefly last night and we are all excited about the reunion. I'll post more on that in a bit as I have Nicholaus sitting here beside me, reading each word I type as I type it. And it is hard to form a cohesive thought with this echo! HA!
So I'll leave you with a few photos of our day. And look for another post later.