Hanging Out In Rome December 4, 2006
Holly and I decided to take it easy today. We have seen the major sights that we wanted to see and to be honest we are a little tired after the whirlwind tour of Italy.
Holly did some shopping, we had lunch and visited the Santa Maria Maggiore. The Santa Maria Maggiore is another majestic cathedral just down the street from our hotel. Famous for its mosaics, the original part of the basilica was built in the 5th century but was added to over the next thousand years. The gilded ceiling was a gift from Pope Alexander VI. It is said the gold used was the first brought back from the Americas by Columbus.
A little last minute shopping and it was back to the hotel to start packing for the big day. We have to leave the hotel at 7AM in the morning to catch our flight so we’ll call it an early night.
Holly did some shopping, we had lunch and visited the Santa Maria Maggiore. The Santa Maria Maggiore is another majestic cathedral just down the street from our hotel. Famous for its mosaics, the original part of the basilica was built in the 5th century but was added to over the next thousand years. The gilded ceiling was a gift from Pope Alexander VI. It is said the gold used was the first brought back from the Americas by Columbus.
A little last minute shopping and it was back to the hotel to start packing for the big day. We have to leave the hotel at 7AM in the morning to catch our flight so we’ll call it an early night.
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