Ciao from Roma! I have to keep this one short, but I did a bunch of the "Angels and Demons" tour today for any of you who have read Dan Brown's other book. For anyone planning on going to Rome, you HAVE to go on the excavation tour ("Scavi Tour") under St. Peter's Basilica. Pretty damn cool being under the church. You go throughout the original Necropolis ("City of the Dead") and end up at St. Peter's tomb. 450 ft directly above St. Peter's tomb is the very tip of the cross that sits above the dome of the tallest structure in Rome. The artistry within the Basilica is incredible, not to be missed at all. If you go, make sure to hitch on to a free tour (all over the place) to learn all you can from the guides. All sorts of incredible detail about Michaelangelo and Bernini's (in particular) work.
Tomorrow, it's off the the Colleseum and the ruins for the Gladiator tour. I plan to stand in the center and chant Maximus, Maximus!. I'll let you guys know how that goes.
Take care, see you all soon!
T
Posted by tc at August 31, 2004 10:08 PMTerry, I love your BLOG...you are such a linguist! Have you found a little villa to call your own and settle down for the winter in? Have fun! -Amy
Posted by: Amy at September 2, 2004 02:11 AMterry, just so you know, when you chant "maximus, maximus," i'll be giving you the thumbs up. so no worries.
Posted by: joy at September 2, 2004 05:06 AMMan - I'm pretty damn jealous. I'm a wee bit slow as I just checked out all your euro entries now and you're probably back already. Did I tell you I met Mr. Oliver when he was in the megacity last winter? He actually IS very nice.. Can't think of which Smith stout ale you had.. Got your postcard of la Sagrada - did you feel like you were walking in to a melting building? Gaudy (no pun intended) but pretty damn neat at the same time. Sounds like you had a smashing (say with an Austin Powers accent) time.
Ciao for now - good luck with the jet lag.
Posted by: #7 at September 6, 2004 07:27 AM