Trastevere |
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the summit of the Aventine Hill, we had gorgeous views of the Trastevere
("Across the Tiber") neighborhood near sunset. We walked down
the hill and across the bridge to find the narrow streets and alleys of
this old residential neighborhood. |
In
the heart of Trastevere is the Church of St. Cecilia.
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I
have to give credit to Mickey-D's. When one is a tourist, bathrooms are
frequently difficult to locate. It was always reassuring to see a McDonald's,
because you knew they would have a public bathroom (and Coke). |
One
of the oldest churches in Rome is the Church of Crysostoma. A church
has been on this site since at least the 2nd century AD.
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Looming
above Trastevere is the Janicular Hill, topped by this grand monument
to Garibaldi (the unifier of modern Italy). Although it was a cloudy,
semi-rainy afternoon, there were stunning views from the hilltop over
the city.
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| Within
the park on the Janicular is a very pretty old lighthouse given by the country
of Argentina. There is also an odd monument to the "Tasso Tree,"
where Tasso mused and wrote during his years in Rome. |
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| Finally,
at night, we walked down the longest, straightest street in Rome (the Lungotevere),
parallel to the river. Although I don't think of the river as central to
Rome's beauty, it really was quite picturesque (although fairly inaccessible
due to the high walls to prevent flooding). |
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