a day in the life: part 1

For those who are looking for some more of our day-to-day activities, this one's for you :)

Saturday 24 March

Riley was not feeling well -- still fighting to get over a cold that we had all picked up, probably on the wonderfully efficient but germ-ridden Metro.  So, Wayne and I decided to switch off trips to town for exploring.  I went in to the Piazza Repubblica and visited the church Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri.  Michelangelo designed the majority of this church, built around the ancient Baths of Diocletian.  While in the Plaza, I noticed about a dozen (seemingly professional) photographers following two men and then a man and a woman around, so I took some photos of them, too.  But I have no idea who their are.  If you do, please let me know :)

do you know who these people are?

I tried to hit three other churches, but they all seemed to be closed for pranzo (the midday "lunch" that can last 3-4 hours).  As I walked, I stopped for a green olive pizza taglio (a large rectangular cut of pizza that is folded in half and handed to you wrapped in brown paper with the top portion showing, so as to be easy to eat on the go).

Before going home, I decided it was time to try something that I hadn't yet here in Rome.  A caffe corretto.  I love the name for this.  A corrected coffee.  The coffee (which is actually espresso as we know it) is "corrected" with a shot of liquor.  Mine was "corrected" with sambuca, a black licorice-flavored liquor.  I wasn't impressed -- although I love both the flavor of coffee and the flavor of black licorice, I don't think they go together.  So, I'll have to give it try with whisky or grappa (a grape-based brandy) next.

Once home, we switched and Wayne went out for some evening photography of the city.  He took some fantastic photos, especially of the Colosseum.