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From Firenze to Roma

2/15/2014

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Day 3:
Today we had an early morning departure from Florence to arrive in Rome around 1 . We had the same bus driver again Lorenzo! He drove us to Rome as quick as possible, so that we had time to eat an early Lunch.  After that, we arrived at the Hotel Diana, where we dropped of our luggage in a rush so that we  had time to go to the Galleria Borghese and explore the ancient and stunning pieces of artwork. We had a set of challenges ( kind of like a scavenger hunt) that we had to complete in the 2 hours.
The Borghese was home to works from Caravaggio and Bernini and was housed in a big mansion set in its own grounds which is now a park open to the public.  Our walk from the gallery through the park gave an excellent opportunity to take some pictures of the Rome skyline as the sun was setting.  This was followed by the first of our landmarks 'The Spanish steps'.  Our guide explained that the steps where not built straight like many traditional Roman steps, they expanded in areas so to hug the landscape.
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Dinner was a huge Pizza and salad and tasted great.  After dinner we took an evening walk through the city stopping off at some beautiful landmarks as we made our way back home.  First we stopped at the Pathenon where Rapheal is buried, then it was onto the Trevi fountain.  It is said that if you flip a coin into the fountain you will return to Rome.
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