Sounds of organ
One morning in Rome, the sound of organ woke us up. There was a church right next to the hotel and the sounds were from there. Our room was situated at the…
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Purveyor to Japanese tourists?
Our last feast in Rome was at Da Felice a Testaccio, which was included in the list our friend made.It is in Testaccio area which used to be a working class town.But…
Where was the staircase?
This was my third visit to Rome, but my first visit to #Vatican #Museum.We booked the tickets about one week before, but a lot of slots were already full.We booked a tour…
Get fat in Rome
We crossed the Tiber and went into the area called Trastevere, where Bohemians used to gather. Here we went in to one of the restaurants called Bruno alla Lungaretta which we decided…
Could not take a photo of The Mouth of Truth
In the famous old Hollywood film ”#Roman #Holiday”, Gregory Peck pretends that his hand was cut to surprise Audrey Hepburn at the Mouth of Truth.This Mouth is situated at the end of…
Living in a ruin
This is a photo of #Theatre of #Marcellus in Rome.It was completed in 13 AD.The diameter was 111m and it could contain 11000 – 20000 people.In the 4th century, they stopped using…
My Fair Lady in Italian
We saw the #musical, #”My Fair Lady” in Rome.It was in Italian.The sentence, “The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain” plays a major part in the story.In cockney, they pronounce…
For Monsignori
After the #Pope told us “Have a good lunch”, we started looking for a restaurant. We did not have time to look for a restaurant listed in our friend’s list, so we…
Superstar
When I told my Italian friend that I was going to #Rome, she said ” Are you going to meet #Pope?”.I thought it was a joke, but she told me that he…
