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Unexpected Rome: Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri
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Dec
Dec
Ok, I get it. A church is not exactly “unexpected” in Rome. However, Santa Maria deli Angeli e dei Martiri is not your average Roman church. Sure it has vaulted ceilings, gorgeous frescoes and adorned domes. But the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and of the Martyrs was designed by Michelangelo who died […]
04
Dec
Dec
Bronze turtles dangle from Fontana di Tartarughe in a lovely Roman piazza.
18
Nov
Nov
At a bus stop in Trastevere, notes of thanks are plastered to the wall.
09
Aug
Aug
I love Jimmy. I really do. But a girl who doesn’t care about sports can only take so much sports talk. Sometimes you have to get out of the house, away from the TV, and give yourself a good shake on a lazy Sunday. Which is where Centrale Montemartini comes in. This is one of Rome’s […]
05
Jul
Jul
I walk too quickly. With one earbud in, and one out, I dip on and off the sidewalk to pass and dodge… but also to listen for approaching cars as I hop in and out of the road while trying to get around throngs of people in the center of Rome. (Because everyone knows that […]