Today in Rome I took a slow day. I woke up the second time around 10 – still waking up everyday around 5 am – not sure why other than I do like the sunrises. I need to seek out a good area for a sunrise in Rome since I am in the middle of the city it may be hard to catch a really good sunrise.
I decided to visit a couple of museums today so I went first for a nice long walk ad then visited the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. It was beautiful inside, very ornate and large. I paid the admission to the treasures museum which was well worth the price of admission.
I then walked around a bit more just trying to get my bearings since I had not yet replaced my Rome map. I ended up back at the apartment to do a little more research on my computer and then went to the Doria Pamphilj museum which is another must see. Incredible paintings, a mini Versailles corridor of mirrors and statutes and a great audio guide.
Following the Doria museum I decided to people watch a bit. One lady walked by me in a black asymmetrical top with red pants. The asymmetrical (long side) was split on the side seam from front and back. When she first approached me, I though it rather strange that it appeared the front of her top was caught between her legs however the funniest view was from the back. The front portion caught between her legs was sticking out the back as a tail and flopping up and down as she walked. I really wanted to take a picture but unfortunately I could not get my camera out fast enough. As I was people watch a bird decided to join me in my endeavor. We became a tourist attraction as people could not believe the bird was perched less than a foot from my head. I did not realize it until people started to stop and take photos of the bird; hence the selfie I posted today.
Tomorrow I have a ticket to the Borghese museum. I hope I will be able to take some good pictures of the gardens in addition to the museum. I should have plenty of energy as I only walked 7.17 miles today.
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