As you know, we've been keeping up quite a pace, but it's really catching up with us now and we're struggling to get out the door before midday. So after really forcing ourselves, we headed out in the opposite direction to the Vatican City as today is the day that Pope John Paul II's Beautification Ceremony is being held and judging by the hoards of people that have been streaming into Rome, we're guessing it's going to be crowded on the streets. So we decided to go to Travestere. I've read that this place is meant to be really lovely and has made many a 'Top10 things to do in Rome" List. The only problem was is that I left all the information back at the apartment so we got there but missed the mark by a block or two. What we saw was nice, but its a shame we didn't get to see what everyone raves about.
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| From Travestere we went to Piazza Novona and this is where we started getting swallowed up n the huge groups of pilgrims, all carrying flags and many singing songs. It was pretty full on. |
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| This is us coming out of the Pantheon. Just look over our shoulders at the amount of people in this piazza. Over 1 million people attended the Beautification so now they were all back on the streets. |
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| Here's us at the Bocca Della Verita. What a hoot. |
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| Ben and I got our 10 cents worth telling the kids the story behind this 'Mouth of Truth' and what happens to people that lie.... |
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| We were pretty convincing |
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| First time around, Ben put his hand up his sleeve and screamed. You should have heard the kids. Classic. |
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| Olivia was acting it up but Nic was seriously packing his dacks. Look at his face! |
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| This is Palazzo Veneto. We were here as they were performing the Changing of the Guards Ceremony. |
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| They do nothing by halves. This monument is huge. |
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| There's a glass elevator that takes you all the way up to the observation floor. Boy the panorama was beautiful. |
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| St Peter's Basilica in the background. |
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| When we came down, they were setting up for a concert as part of the Beautification Celebrations being held over the coming days. They orchestra were doing their sound checks and rehearsing, so we sat down for a couple of hours just enjoying ourselves. The kids loved it and couldn't help but get up and dance (and cartwheel) |
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| Mary / Rosa, you did well! $50 in Robe certainly beats 129Euro in Rome!!! |
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ReplyDeleteI would be emabarassed to admit how hard I have found leaving you a comment, have given up a few times, but look at me go now!
Ben - you really couldn't have picked a better way to enjoy your birthday. Can't believe you drove with the craziness of european traffic, good work on smuggling your whisky on board too, Phils very impressed with that.
Livvy - Europe seems to have made you more stylish if possible. Loving your hair out straight. The scarf look you are sporting is "so hot right now". And that car you found - how perfect is it for you.
Nic - You and those sunglasses and beret. OMG. I think you must be fighting the girls off with a stick. Your quotes of the day are too funny. How did you manage to find a museum with real dinasour eggs and lots of skeletons??!
Lee Lee - you are amazing. I feel tired reading all that you guys have been up to, but you're doing all that and then this blog... unbelievable. I am loving the costume changes you are sporting, even if your shopping endeavors are not what you are used to I think you are still doing very well (and if not KL it is!)
Sorry Mel, no longer a blank page. I've finally caught up...
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Thanks Olivia for throwing a coin in for me...xxxx
ReplyDeleteNic that photo of you crying reminds me of the commercial of the little boy left at the train station...your toooo cute and mum & dad should stop scaranising you xxxx
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