Dear Fashionistas,
We headed to San Pietro in Vincoli which means St Peter in Chains, a small basilica near the Colosseum where you can see a large statue of Moses done by Michaelangelo. This statue was meant to be one of 40 figures that was going to be a tomb for the reigning Pope of the day but he was called on by his patron to ditch that and paint the Sistine Chapel and then the Final Judgement wall painting hence the entire funeral piece was never completed and the Moses statue was installed at this basilica, so called because in a locked glass casket on the alter, are the alleged chains that held St Peter both in Jerusalem and again here in Rome prior to his crucifixion.
From here we headed back into the main part of town to wander. There was a huge crowd of what appeared like union members from all overItaly, Parma, Puglia, Naples, and all we carrying flags, wearing caps and scarfs and bandanas with the same logo. They were demonstrating in the streets near Parliament and were creating quite a racket using whistles which is the protest rally tool of choice with the Italians. Then they all neatly packed up and headed off for a long leisurely lunching At osterias and trattorias across the capital!! We didn't get any sense of danger as protestors were all ages and included children and much older citizens alike.
We spent the day doing some shopping and then headed home to start getting our packing into shape. Tomorrow is our last day in Rome and we will need a small carry on bag and some other small items. With our packing as near sorted as possible, we headed out for a lovely dinner.
Sleep well
Kelly & Siobhan
Xxx
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