2 Castles & 2 Bonuses
The plan I formulated at lunch for this afternoon was to have a castle theme. My plan called for visiting two castles, the Castel Nuovo...
Archaeological Museum & 2 Churches
This morning in Naples I visited Naples’ Archaeological Museum, the Church of Gesù Nuovo, and the Church of Santa Chiara. That wasn’t my plan when...
Naples (Napoli) Began with Pizza
The title of this post notwithstanding, I don’t imagine pizza was responsible for the founding of Naples (Napoli in Italian). But I took the high-speed...
Victor Emmanuel and 3 Churches
The Victor Emmanuel Monument wasn’t in my original thinking for this afternoon. My tentative plan was to visit two or possibly three churches and then...
National Museum, Santa Maria Maggiore
Like yesterday, steady rain fell on Rome again this morning as I set out for my day. Because of the inclement weather, I decided indoor...
5 Churches and some Forums
When I left the Capitoline Museums after lunch the steady rain of the morning turned to intermittent rain in the afternoon. But it was still...
Celio Archaeological Park and Museum, Capitoline Museums
A steady rain fell on Rome as I walked to my first destination of the morning, the Celio Archaeological Park and Museum. But there was...
Basilica of Saint Mary in Cosmedin & Trastevere
By the time I finished lunch today, it was a couple of minutes past three in the afternoon. Consequently, this entry describing my post-lunch activities...
Roman Forum & Palatine Hill
I woke up this morning after a good night’s sleep and reminded myself that I was in Rome. (You already knew that I’m in Rome...
Rome (Roma) Again for the First Time
I descended from the sky and landed in Rome (Roma in Italian) this morning. Fortunately, I was a passenger in a plane at the time....