Rome-4

Capuchin Crypt was the booked tour of the day. I slept in today and thought everyone took off on me cause the apartment was quiet. Just Ron and Miriam were in the kitchen. Word is Linda is starting to not feel well, but I am starting to feel better. We had a nice walk to this museum as it was another beautiful day. Traffic is busy, but not trying to kill us. This tour at the Capuchin Crypt is audio-guided. It starts with a long history of the Capuchin fryers part of the Franciscan order. This was a little too much before we got to the crypt, and I have to say it was a different tour than what we are accustomed to. We come across the crypts, and these 6 rooms are decorated from the bones of 3000 Capuchins into flower formations, chandeliers, walls, or skeletons just lying there. I was not sure how I felt about this. It's morbid. I have never seen flowers made from the scapulas of men, chandeliers from spinal bones, or walls built of skulls. We all walked out with an attitude of what did we just witnessed. It was time for a coffee but too early to have lunch. Waiters will try to drag you into their restaurants by welcoming you and offering good food. Today we came across a very rude waiter. He became rude when we told him we only wanted coffee. "What do you want" then walking away. Once we got our coffee he ignored us. The sad thing is that we were charged 3.5 euros per person just to sit at the table with only coffee so it became expensive. We left in a hurry. The afternoon was spent touring Rome. Miriam and I visited the Trevi Fountain which was crazy busy and threw our coin over our left shoulder for good luck. We did not want to go any further on the wish list. We then headed over to the Pantheon. The lineup was long but fast-moving. Miriam bought a scarf and the sellers wanted her to buy more. I just would not make eye contact. The Pantheon is a builder masterpiece. It is beautiful inside. On the way over we passed a gelato shop and I think it was one that Dad told me about as being good. So we made our way there before going home and it was good. Dinner was spent in the Trevester area of Rome. We all that that it was a foodie area but it was not. Our cab ride took longer than we thought and did not drop us off where we were to meet the others. We heard kids singing Hallalullua a wonderful sound. Dinner was okay that night. I walked back to our Airbnb with Bernie, Nicole, and Jane, seeing some nighttime scenery. The Trevi Fountain was not as lit up as i thought it would be but still busy. The night is warm and thecwalk knocked me out for a great sleep.Read more