Rome
On the bus ride into Rome I noticed a man riding his scooter while
talking on his cell phone and smoking a cigarette. Now that’s talent or
craziness.
I have always wanted to see what is behind those big double doors that
you pass while walking through the streets of European cities. They seem so
mysterious. Well our hotel in Rome is behind one of those big double doors.
It is up on the second floor and shares the rest of the space with
apartments and a courtyard, very cool.
We walked to the Pantheon and watched the sun go down through the
oculus. An ancient building built by Augustus as a temple to all the gods of
ancient Rome it has been used since the 7th century as a Roman Catholic Church dedicated to St.
Mary and the Martyrs. We were standing in a building built in 27
B.C. Yes, it does rain through the oculus. There are holes built into the floor
that drain the water away. Amazing!
The painter, Raphael is buried in the Pantheon. Wow!
We ate dinner at an outdoor restaurant just behind the Pantheon and
watched the sun set over its walls.
We thought Thai 9 was good but this was pretty special! Chianti, anti
pasto with prosciutto, spaghetti pomodoro, spaghetti with clams, watermelon and
limoncello. That’s Italian!
