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Trevi

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    • Day 3

      Arrived in Italy!

      January 16, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C

      We arrived! As soon as we hopped off the plane we got our luggage and found our train to Roma Termini. Sarah fell asleep again 😴 we walked to our air bnb where me met Valeria who is super nice :) we went for din dins at a little place called Osteria il Riposto where I had the lasagne and Sare had the ravioli! quick shower, then zzzzzz
      When we hopped up for brekkie downstairs at a little breakfast bar called Bar il Palchetto. Yum!
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    • Day 264

      Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri

      June 26, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      The first Basilica we went into in Rome, and such a striking difference from the temples we have been used to. It was fun to be enjoying things more familiar again, and also seeing some ruins which were at the back of the church.

      When we entered there was only a handful of other people inside, so it was very peaceful - as we made our way to the exit there was a tour group or walking tour heading in so we picked a good time to exit.
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    • Day 187

      St Peters Basilica

      September 27, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

      Photos of the Basilica. Now don’t get me wrong it was stunning but the audio guide felt it was necessary to tell me about every single thing in the church, the artist/sculptor of each piece, when it was created what it was made of and at whose instigation, what it was, what was in its hands, on its head, at its feet who else was there etc etc for me this was just too much information especially delivered in a monotone voice through headphones so we just walked around and looked at everything we were allowed to see. We thought about queuing to climb the dome steps but it looked like we would be there nearly all day. Saw the Vatican guards, well the guys in the odd striped outfits, only a few had weapons and they were spears. So glad we paid extra for our skip the line type tickets as the heat was still pretty awful today though a lot better than before we left for the summer. After a delicious salad lunch we collected our bags and headed back to the boat €1.50 each from Rome to the boat not bad eh? Oh yes got to go back and update yesterday’s post as forgot to mention the running!Read more

    • Day 34

      Travel to Rome and Meet Jan

      May 25, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

      We woke up early to a message from Jan that her flight out of Toronto had been delayed to 0100h due to mechanical issues and debated what to do. We left our Barcelona Hotel at 0710h to catch the metro to Plaza Espanya to catch the Airport Bus but the bus driver would not accept our Hola card. He was wrong -- I checked again, but there was no time to sort it out, so we took a taxi from a nearby hotel (€32, ouch!) but made up the time and found ourselves to our gate with time to spare. We were we very careful packing to be sure we were not overweight for carry on with Vueling, but they didn't weigh us. This is a low cost carrier and we forgot the coffee offered in a paper cup came with a €3.50 charge (ouch!). We got to Rome on time about 1100h, had a quick lunch and Doug headed into Rome to meet with our host to check into our apartment near Piazza Barberini. Nancy stayed at the airport to meet Jan's plane at 1600h (was to come in at 1130h). She occupied herself with Penguins at the Eataly just a floor up from the Terminal 3 departures where Jan was expected in. Finally met up close to 1700h and had an Italian style taxi ride into our accommodation (€55 ouch again!). Jan was short on sleep and we were tuckered out, too much so to get anything from a nearby grocery store so went to Ristorante Claudia basically outside our door and had (what was a really excellent) dinner. Pizza for Nancy and Jan and a proper Roman dinner of Cacio e Pepe and Scaloppine for Doug. Jan was really tired so got into bed right away as we had booked a four hour Golf Cart Tour of Rome the next morning.Read more

    • Day 35

      Golf Cart Tour

      May 26, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      Jan woke up with us feeling much recovered. Great looking day for our activity blue sky, no rain. No problem meeting our Golf Cart Tour driver for the 0930h start time. It is really the only way for Jan to navigate the Rome streets so she can see the main sights. Adrianne is originally from San Diego, studied in London where she met her Italian spouse and now lives in Rome, a son in the temper tantrum stage. She really wanted to impart as much information about Rome as she could.

      We got off to look at Trevi Fountain (fountain not on as they were vacuuming some of the 1.7 million in change that is thrown into the fountain each year, Piazza Navona, high baroque at St Ignatius Church, a fine sculpture by Michelangelo at Peter in Chains Church and finally Aventine Hill with its great view of the city.

      She suggested going to Trapizzino-Trastevere for lunch and dropped us off there. These are yeast doughs with various stuffings. Also had a taste of suppli (Roman rice balls deep fried, some of them with cheese inside). After lunch we walked a short distance to Church #3, Santa Maria in Trastavere, noteworthy for being one of the oldest Christian churches and made of repurposed Roman columns.
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    • Day 7

      Tag 6

      November 27, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      Heute war zuerst die berühmte Franzischkanische Katakombe Cappuchi an der Reihe. Gott sei Dank haben wir zuvor in einer Bar gefrühstückt, sonst hätten die künstlerisch an Decken Wänden und Boden aufgerichteten Gebeine und Knochen von 2800 Kapuziner Mönchen doch auf den Magen geschlagen. Egsl welche Sage nun die Wahre ist: Ob all die Gebeine ein Mönch aus Langeweile oder Buse oder nur um Platz zu schaffen in so kunstvoller Form angerichtet hat - jedenfalls eine coole Idee.
      Dann ging zum Escher Museum. Beeindruckend wie msn mit Zweidimensionalen Zeichnungen die Sinne Dreimonsionsl täuschen kann. Zur Feier des Tages - das wichtigste an dem Tag war natürlich der Geburtstag von Julia, gings in ein bekanntes Römisches Lokal. Die Spezialität: Trippe - Kuddeln
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    • Day 2–4

      Rome

      May 7, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      After an interesting but long flight, we arrived and met with Kerri and Mauro to visit all Rome has to offer for two nights. We explored the colosseum, checked out the forum and then trawl through the Vatican Museum to see the Sisteen chapel. It was quite a bit to see in that short amount of time.Read more

    • Day 37

      Via Veneto

      May 28, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

      After the tour of the Borghese Gallery, Nancy and Jan got off the bus on Via Veneto, one of the most famous and expensive streets of Rome and where the classic 1960 La Dolce Vita was set. They enjoyed a somewhat overpriced piece of cheese cake in a sidewalk cafe.Read more

    • Day 8

      Caphuchin Crypt

      November 12, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F

      Once again, photos weren't allowed so I upload a couple from Wikipedia. I am in awe not only of the artistry and care show in the crypts, but also the devotion and service of the monks in the name of the gospel.

      From Wikipedia: There are six total rooms in the crypt, five featuring a unique display of human bones believed to have been taken from the bodies of friars who had died between 1528 and 1870.

      Crypt of the Resurrection, featuring a painting of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, framed by various parts of the human skeleton.

      The Mass Chapel, as an area used to celebrate Mass, does not contain bones. In the altar-piece, Jesus and Mary exhort St. Felix of Cantalice, St. Francis of Assisi, and St. Anthony of Padua to free souls from Purgatory.

      The chapel contains a plaque with the acronym DOM, which stands for Deo optimo maximo ("To God, the best and greatest"), a term initially used to refer to the pagan god Jupiter, but claimed by later Christians. The plaque contains the actual heart of Maria Felice Peretti, the grand-niece of Pope Sixtus V and a supporter of the Capuchin order.[12] The chapel also contains the tomb of the Papal Zouaves who died defending the Papal States at the battle of Porta Pia.

      Crypt of the Skulls

      Crypt of the Pelvises

      Crypt of the Leg Bones and Thigh Bones

      Crypt of the Three Skeletons: The center skeleton is enclosed in an oval, the symbol of life coming to birth. In its right hand it holds a scythe, symbol of death which cuts down everyone, like grass in a field, while its left hand holds the scales, symbolizing the good and evil deeds weighed by God when he judges the human soul. A placard in five languages declares: "What you are now we used to be; what we are now you will be."

      I thought this quote was interesting:
      Mark Twain visited it in the summer of 1867 and wrote in his 1869 book The Innocents Abroad (chapter 28): "The reflection that [the Capuchian friar] must someday be taken apart like an engine or a clock...and worked up into arches and pyramids and hideous frescoes, did not distress this monk in the least. I thought he even looked as if he were thinking, with complacent vanity, that his own skull would look well on top of the heap and his own ribs add a charm to the frescoes which possibly they lacked at present."
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    • Day 1

      Gruft der Kapuziner

      December 2, 2024 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 11 °C

      Ein sehr besonderer, aber auch düsterer Ort Roms ist die Gruft der Kapuziner. Die Kapuziner trennten sich 1525 von den Franziskanern, um den Geist von Sankt Franziskus authentischer zu leben und zur Basis zurückzukehren. Sie trugen Sandalen ohne Socken und eine Tunika mit Kapuze, um den Kopf zu bedecken.Read more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Trevi, טרווי, Треви, Треві, 特雷维

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