Rome Theme: Under Construction

We had a relatively relaxing day today. Despite Justin thinking we had actually slept past breakfast when in fact it was only 5:20, we still slept later than we have most days here. Fighting jet lag is never fun!

We took a leisurely walk to Borghese Gardens today with a few stops along the way. We found the hotel where Tim and Lissel (my brother and sister-in-law) stayed two summers ago. We found a few churches to wander into before we found a shady spot in the grass at the park to read, snack, and rest our feet for a while. We continued wandering through the seemingly endless park when we happened upon one of my favorite things - a zoo! We decided to look it up online and are actually going to go there tomorrow.

My brother's hotel is on the left

First big fountain we've seen that is not under construction

Borghese Gardens

 

After we left the park, we went to the Spanish Steps. I was really excited to go here after seeing lots of pictures. Unfortunately, this too is under a lot of construction, so the façade of the church is covered in scaffolding, and the fountain has a temporary wall around it and no water. Major bummer. I guess we just had to use our imagination a little more than anticipated.

The monument at the Spanish Steps

View from the top of the Spanish Steps

Scaffolding covering the church

The rest of the afternoon included relaxing with watching a movie, listening and watching Justin's Dad preach online live back in Upland! We're happy for relaxing days since we still have two weeks of our trip left!