Culture, food and gelato - 3 weeks in Bella Italia
May 2, 2019, 7:52 pm
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May 2, 2019, 8:59 pm
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I'm loving this trip report, and since we're headed to Rome in 10 days, I took copious notes. I'm looking forward to the Florence portion, certainly one of my favorite cities.
May 3, 2019, 4:04 am
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May 5, 2019, 4:39 am
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As a friend of music I decided to book one evening a performance at the opera. I had only one choice, Serata Philip Glass. A ballet. It didn´t say anything to me but I booked it.
From outside the opera is not really spectacular.
The upper lobby with costumes (Rigoletto)
The audience is as expected opulent.
The perfomance was special. First I missed the orchestra. After the light was out the performance started with recorded music. I was not really amused. The Sound was not good. If I head read the program properly I had known it. The dancing was modern and pretty good.
Fortunatelly after the first act I was happy to see the orchestra came in. From now on there was proper music and the dancing was on a high level. Costumes were mentionworth and didn´t left much space for Imagination (someone learned a new word: cameltoe).
I still would have prefered to watch a classic opera or ballet but it was nevertheless a nice performance.
From outside the opera is not really spectacular.
The upper lobby with costumes (Rigoletto)
The audience is as expected opulent.
The perfomance was special. First I missed the orchestra. After the light was out the performance started with recorded music. I was not really amused. The Sound was not good. If I head read the program properly I had known it. The dancing was modern and pretty good.
Fortunatelly after the first act I was happy to see the orchestra came in. From now on there was proper music and the dancing was on a high level. Costumes were mentionworth and didn´t left much space for Imagination (someone learned a new word: cameltoe).
I still would have prefered to watch a classic opera or ballet but it was nevertheless a nice performance.
May 5, 2019, 2:46 pm
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Rome: Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri
Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri is a quite interesting church as it is build in parts of the former Baths of Diocletian. First Michelangelo was responsible for the transformation to a church.
My inside pictures are a little limited as parts were closed due to a service.
My inside pictures are a little limited as parts were closed due to a service.
May 6, 2019, 2:36 pm
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Rome: Piazza della Repubblica
Piazza della Repubblica in front of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri. At this square you also find the St. Regis and the Palazzo Naiadi.
Fontana delle Naiadi
Fontana delle Naiadi
May 7, 2019, 12:37 pm
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We stumbled into San Crispino last time I was in Rome and definitely agree that we would go back there for our daily dose of Vitamin G.
Also, we saw Swan Lake at the Opera House. Our seats were a little higher up than yours, but it was still a nice experience.
Also, we saw Swan Lake at the Opera House. Our seats were a little higher up than yours, but it was still a nice experience.
May 7, 2019, 1:04 pm
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Glad you also enjoyed both^
May 7, 2019, 1:39 pm
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Rome: Santa Maria Maggiore
One of the 4 papal churches (Basilica maior) in Rome is Santa Maria Maggiore. Other Basilica maiors are San Pietro, San Giovanni in Laterano and San Paolo fuori le Mura. Beside this Roman churches only San Francesco and Basilika Santa Maria degli Angeli in Assisi are basilicas maior. Personally it´s my favourite church of the 4 basilicas maior.
The backside:
The front:
One of the doors:
The church is one of the most impressives with many gold. The gold shall be the one which was brought by Columbus to Europe.
High altar with fifth century mosaics:
The grave of Bernini
Altar of Sistine Chapel and Oratory of the Nativity
Baptisterium
The Borghese Chapel
We did a guided tour to the mosaics at the porch.
You can also see the papal rooms and the staircase:
The backside:
The front:
One of the doors:
The church is one of the most impressives with many gold. The gold shall be the one which was brought by Columbus to Europe.
High altar with fifth century mosaics:
The grave of Bernini
Altar of Sistine Chapel and Oratory of the Nativity
Baptisterium
The Borghese Chapel
We did a guided tour to the mosaics at the porch.
You can also see the papal rooms and the staircase:
May 7, 2019, 2:48 pm
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Rome: San Giovanni in Laterano
We took a taxi to San Giovanni in Laterano.
Vestibule:
The church is rich decorated:
High altar
Papal cathedra
Inside the church are many papal tombs
The cloister
Papal palace with Lateran Obelisk
Vestibule:
The church is rich decorated:
High altar
Papal cathedra
Inside the church are many papal tombs
The cloister
Papal palace with Lateran Obelisk
May 7, 2019, 3:32 pm
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Gelato: Tre Scalini Rome
Tre Scalini is a relative well known restaurant at Piazza Navona. It´s famous as tey claim to be the creators of Tartufo. I had dinner there in 2009, nothing special.
This time we didn´t visit the restaurant, we visited the take away. We took one Tartufo and one ice cream.
The Tartufo was good pretty with a lot of chocolate. The ice cream (no gelato) was mediocre, nothing you must eat in Rome.
This time we didn´t visit the restaurant, we visited the take away. We took one Tartufo and one ice cream.
The Tartufo was good pretty with a lot of chocolate. The ice cream (no gelato) was mediocre, nothing you must eat in Rome.