Luckily, I haven't. But it's supposed to be very dangerous here. Apparently, in the summer, gypsies will throw their live babies at you, and while you catch the child, other kids will run up and take everything out of your pockets. Pretty twisted, but you have to give the gypsies credit for ingenuity; probably the most ingenious theft I've ever heard of.
I've spent 2 full days here now. Friday I went around to some monuments, the colosseum, ect... It's a very interesting city. As Cristiano's brother pointed out, it's unusual in that the locals are much more involved with the history than in most cities. For example, people are driving by the colosseum to get to work everyday, you hear the bells from the vatican every hour on Sunday. The history is unescapable. It's remarkable.
Saturday, I spent the morning at St. Peter's Bacilica. It's really, really amazing, which is a word that pales in front of the site. Bernini's work is unfathomable to me. However, there's something a little bit nauseating about the history of the church. The obolisks with cross stuck into the top don't really do much for me besides boost my cynical side... In the afternoon, I went with Cristiano around to whatever monuments I hadn't seen yet. We had a good talk about existence over beers in the rain.
Today I planned to go to the Vatican Museum, because it was free, although it was supposed to be crowded. When I couldn't even fit on the Metro, I decided to go for the National Museum instead, which was sort of disappointing. Some interesting pieces, but nothing really awing. I spent the rest of the day with some of Cristiano's friend's from Rome, very nice people. I'll head to the Vatican Museum tomorrow.
This has been brief, but I'm really tired. I've also been writing in my journal so much, it seems at times very redundant to write this on top of it, but it's the way it goes.
Tomorrow night, I'm on a night train headed to Paris. I'll spend 2 more days there (Versailles?) and then I'm off to Dublin from where I fly out. I can't wait to go home! It's been a wonderful trip, but I'm ready to apply what I've learned here. And I miss Jane terribly...
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Thanks for taking the time to do these blogs, even though it is redundant for you. Those of us whom you're doing it for are very appreciative. And I get your readiness to come home. It's always great to go travelling and heartwarming to return to our nest. Garnet
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