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We had three full days in Rome, which we jammed full of sightseeing. We purchased a 72-hour pass here, like we did in Florence. It is called the Roma Pass and is worth a few free entries to sights and museums, plus use of all public transport. So, our first day's activities included visiting the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill.
The next day we explored the Capitaline Museums, a combination of exploring palatial rooms that are art themselves, displays of statues and busts, and art. Some of the more famous items housed here are the Capitaline Wolf (suckled by Romulus and Remus), the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius (the one out in the piazza is a copy), and the Dying Gaul. We purchased audio guides for these exhibits, and I must say I enjoyed this museum more than most we have recently visited.
On our last day, we spent a lot of time at the Vatican Museum. It has so many famous works that I don't know where to begin. I am sure you can identify some of the following:
In the afternoon we waited in an enormous line for almost two hours to finally enter St. Peter's Basilica. We also opted for the audio guide here, which ended up not only impressing me with the history, dignity, power, and influence of the Vatican, but also trying to convert me to Catholicism.
It was quite a whirlwind, and we are very happy to now be recovering in Digne-les-Bains, near Marseille, in France. A friend we met in India invited us to visit, and we decided to make one last stop before starting the Camino de Santiago.
We had three full days in Rome, which we jammed full of sightseeing. We purchased a 72-hour pass here, like we did in Florence. It is called the Roma Pass and is worth a few free entries to sights and museums, plus use of all public transport. So, our first day's activities included visiting the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill.
The next day we explored the Capitaline Museums, a combination of exploring palatial rooms that are art themselves, displays of statues and busts, and art. Some of the more famous items housed here are the Capitaline Wolf (suckled by Romulus and Remus), the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius (the one out in the piazza is a copy), and the Dying Gaul. We purchased audio guides for these exhibits, and I must say I enjoyed this museum more than most we have recently visited.
On our last day, we spent a lot of time at the Vatican Museum. It has so many famous works that I don't know where to begin. I am sure you can identify some of the following:
In the afternoon we waited in an enormous line for almost two hours to finally enter St. Peter's Basilica. We also opted for the audio guide here, which ended up not only impressing me with the history, dignity, power, and influence of the Vatican, but also trying to convert me to Catholicism.
It was quite a whirlwind, and we are very happy to now be recovering in Digne-les-Bains, near Marseille, in France. A friend we met in India invited us to visit, and we decided to make one last stop before starting the Camino de Santiago.
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