So I finally made it to the Baths of Diocletian Museum. I
have been wanting to go there for a long time and finally had a good time to do
it! The museum was huge, and there was so much to see! I had a wonderful
morning in the museum and the part of the Baths that are open, and then I
walked around the corner and visited the Santa Maria Maggiore again! This is
definitely one of the most beautiful churches in Rome in my opinion.
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| There's Hercules in the middle on the left! |
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| Another panel of the inspiration for my final painting |
Afterwards, I decided to walk home from the Baths, which are
right by Termini train station, which is about two and a half miles from where
I live. At this point in the day, it was sunny and humid and hot, so I
definitely worked up a sweat! I stopped in some leather shops along the way and
bought a few gifts for friends back home. Then I went to the market at Campo
Dei Fiori and bought the purse I had my eye on the last time I looked there,
and also some delicious fruit from the fruit stand.
While carrying an “I <3 Shopping” bag looking like a fool
without even knowing it, I got some sorbet at my favorite gelato place right on
the Tiber River, and some pizza at a pasticceria/pizzeria (pasta means pastry) along
Viale Trastevere and had it for lunch when I got home.
I cooled off in my apartment in the afternoon, made dinner,
and then was off to the Vatican again to meet some friends from my Italian
class and see the Vatican Museums at night! It was more crowded than I was
expecting, but it was really nice to go back and see everything again. The
museums were one of the first things I did in Rome, and now they are one my
last.
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| Michelangelo painted by Raphael |
We sat in the Sistine chapel for a long time and just
appreciated how lucky we were to have that opportunity in the first place. Plus
we let our feet rest, because we had all walked a lot during the day!
Observation of the
Day: I don't think I could ever run out of things to do in this city. One of my roommates was telling me about their teacher who has lived here his whole life and said he still gets lost going places... makes me feel a little better about confusing my directions all the time!
