Monday, June 26, 2023

Rome. A very full day. Everyone had run out of books to read (even after trading), so we stocked up at a small, but extremely well appointed Anglo book store. We all kept our hands at the mouth of truth (whew). In between major sights, we walked down some of the most picturesque lanes you could imagine. This morning was a bad one for influencers, which meant we got a good (and unique) view of the Trevi fountain--they were cleaning it when we arrived and it wasn't flowing. Watching the crew do their upkeep was interesting and then turned entertaining as they sprayed each other with the hose and threw coins back up to the people who didn't make it into the fountain. It gets cleaned 3x a week and more than 3,000€ worth of coins are thrown in each day (they get donated to charity). The water turned on after lots scrubbing and buckets of chlorine were added, and that was a sight to behold! Saw the Spanish steps and the sun shining through the Parthenon. The setting sun lit up the dove of peace at St. Paul's Basilica to make it glow, then got goosebumps at the statue just outside called "Angels Unawares." Check it out!

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