Not everything on a walk is worthy of a blog post, but is worthy of being noted (hence the word "noteworthy!) Here's some more places Claudia took us:
A close-up of the
aforementioned Marcus
Aurelius column in
Piazza Colonna.
The Galleria Alberto Sordi
shopping mall. It's not
quite as impressive as the
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
in Milan, but then again,
nothing is!
This was the location of our
second food stop on the tour,
the pastry shop of the famous
(in Italy) Iginio Massari.
We had been to his first
pastry shop, in Verona back
in late May.
I'm not good at remembering
to take food photos -- but his
stuff is quite tasty. Our first food
stop was at a sandwich/pastry/
coffee shop that Cecilia used
to frequent in high school.
It was a good stop, and
definitely a really neat
place -- very authentic,
non-touristy cafe.
Piazza di Pietra (the Plaza of Stone).
These are the remains of the temple
Hadrianeum, built in 145 AD. The
semi-modern building behind
the columns was NOT built then.
That's actually the Palazzo della Borsa
(stock exchange) and the Chamber of
Commerce ("same thing," my Democratic
friends snort whilst reading this.)
The latter buildings were constructed in 1879.
Ceiling from the Church of Sant'Ignazio.
The ceiling was painted by Andrea Pozzo.
It's famous for both the ceiling (shown
above, here, and below) and false dome.
A false dome isn't the most picturesque,
which is why it isn't, er, pictured.
Built between 1626 and 1650,
it is dedicated to the founder
of the Society of Jesus. The
ceiling shows the reception
of St. Ignatius into heaven.
In the floor of a chapel in the church,
the dragon is the symbol of some
powerful family, although I don't
remember who. Hopefully Cecilia
will WhatsApp me with that info
and I can edit this mostly lame caption.
Not as impressive as the
one in Barcelona, but these
bridges over streets are
always cool.
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