October 2011
5 posts
September 2011
3 posts
Pinch Me
What a day it’s been….
We had our first trip today and it was just dreamy. The morning started with a walk on a beautiful mountainside overlooking the Castelli Romani. The path is paved with stones that date back to the Roman empire and a canopy of chestnut trees drape over the way. After taking in the views of the little towns at a birds-eye view, we walked back down and began our...
August 2011
2 posts
Some Fun Facts
1. The palace was designed to be painted blue by the artist Bernini to match the sky. How romantic is that?
2. The palace used to be a vacation home for royalty. To communicate with their palace in Rome, they would use pigeons. For some reason this really made an impression on me. The lecturer claims that the birds were able to get the messages to Rome in less than an hour.
3. Everyone said that...
May 2011
1 post
April 2011
2 posts
