Wow, we saw more today than we had originally planned. We made it to the Piazza del Popolo, including the Maria del Popolo church and the Santa Susanna church. We saw the Fontane del Tritone and the Spanish steps. Carol had advised us to first go to the piazza, and then walk down along the Bourgeoisie park in order to get a great view as we made our way to the Spanish steps. She was right on--amazing view. And the sixty-degree weather didn’t hurt either. After walking all afternoon, we made a few stops in the park and atop the Spanish Steps to read, enjoy the view, and soak up the sun. Lovely day overall.
It’s a lot of fun to go into these churches and see so many famous paintings and sculptures by all the artists we have read about in our art history class. I’m no art expert but it’s interesting to be able to see them and actually recognize them and know some background or be able to see some differences between them.
We have also discovered a new weakness (aka- addiction): gelato. Wonderful creation and done quite exceptionally by the Italians.
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