Today was extremely eventful! It started off with just the usual getting off at the wrong Metro Station, and the wrong bus station and walking farther than usual. BUT, Rome is a confusing place so no biggy. Then we went into the Borghese Art Gallery. It was probably my favorite museum because it had so many Bernini statues. My favorite was the statue of Daphne with Apollo. She was praying for a way to escape Apollo when the gods turned her into a tree. She has little roots coming from the tips of her toes and bark swirling up and around her torso and her arms and hair are transforming into leaves. Their faces have so much emotion and the whole piece just has so much movement and depth. I am amazed by these artists that can turn stone into such realistic statues. Unfortunately pictures were not allowed.
So after the museum Meredith, Lucy, Forest, and I decided to rent this four person bicycle. Which of course is such a good idea, right! We were adventurous and decided to go off the paved path. We went down hills and across little grassy fields. We went around a round about several times. We were most definitely obnoxious Americans; yelling, "CIAO, CIAO!" to all passersby. Then we saw a hill, a very special hill. We decided it would be a great idea to try going down it. A great idea until we hit a divot in the hill, lost control, and crashed. The bike tipped over and landed on top of us. We survived with only a couple injuries and lots of laughs.
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| Post fall. We were a lot more mellow. |
Later in the day we went to the Protestant Cemetery and the Pyramid.
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| A road side book store. |
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