Mouth of Truth, Rome

Next stop was the Mouth of Truth, where superstition has it that if you place your hand in the mouth of this ancient carving of a pagan god and tell a lie, your hand will be chopped off. ThankfullyBaca selengkapnya
Next stop was the Mouth of Truth, where superstition has it that if you place your hand in the mouth of this ancient carving of a pagan god and tell a lie, your hand will be chopped off. ThankfullyBaca selengkapnya
The Mouth of Truth sits at the entrance of the Basilica Di Santa Maria in Cosmedin, home to the skull of St. Valentine. In actual fact it is uncertain if this is the skull of St. Valentine, with atBaca selengkapnya
Across the road from the Basilica are two temples, the Temple of Hercules Victor and the Temple of Portunus.
The Temple of Hercules Victor is a small Roman temple constructed around the year 120 BC,Baca selengkapnya
One thing I was on the look out for while walking the Trastevere district was the Stolpersteine, German for “stumbling stones”. These are brass-plated cobblestones inscribed with the name of aBaca selengkapnya
We ended today by catching up for dinner with my Auntie Jenny and cousin Catherine. We can’t manage to catch up in Australia so why not catch up in Rome. We enjoyed an unbelievably delicious dinnerBaca selengkapnya
After another restless night for me and a great night sleep for Brad, Brad was up early and off to see the sunrise over the Colosseum. He returned very happy with his photos (they are amazing) and theBaca selengkapnya
Another big day today with the heat making things a bit harder as we did a lot of walking! First stop this morning was Basilica dei Sant’ Ambrogio e Carlo al Corso, one of Rome’s grandest BaroqueBaca selengkapnya
On our way to our next destination we passed by a very ugly looking 16th century statue. Known as Il Babuino, the baboon, it is one of six famous “talking statues”, collectively known as theBaca selengkapnya
We continued walking through the Piazza del Popolo, Rome’s landmark square in front of the city’s northern gate. This was the traveller’s first view of Rome upon arrival. For centuries it was aBaca selengkapnya
We then made our way to Villa Borghese, Rome’s largest public landscape park. Covering 148 acres, it contains many historic buildings, a lake, a temple, statues and museums. While we didn’t walkBaca selengkapnya