325: Week #7

I went to San Pietro in Vincoli and Parco Oppio for my walking tour. We were either able to take the metro or walk, so we decided to walk from Termini. According to the Merck Pace calculation, it should have taken me 1750 pedometer steps, I didn’t actually wear my pedometer or count, but I don’t think this was right. Once we were at the Cavour Metro stop we crossed the street and went up the stairs and down an alley to San Pietro in Vincoli. It was unfortunately closed. So we rook Part B of the tour first.

Part B was Parco Oppio. We were told to stop at a “precious little cafè called Il Fauno,” where we got pizza and a supplì. We walked to the park for a perfect postage place to eat. The park was nice because we sat right in front of the Coliseum. After eating, we set out to see the rest of the park. We played calcio for a while on a dirt field, and then walked to the other side of the park where we could sit and enjoy the sun.

After the park, it was three so we could go back to the church. When we got in to the church, we walked from alter to alter and read about them. Our papers had a little bit about each one. We read the most about the Mausoleum of Julius II and how Michelangelo was supposed to create it, but Pope Julius II placed him in charge of decorating the Sistine Chapel so he never finished it except the statue of Moses.

Overall, I really enjoyed our tour. It was a nice laid back day. We learned a lot about the church and the park, especially the best way to post up. One of my favorite things from the tour was the Mausoleum of Julius II especially the statue of Moses.