{"id":1977,"date":"2016-04-11T09:34:58","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T15:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dltwt.com\/?p=1977"},"modified":"2016-04-11T10:14:20","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T16:14:20","slug":"a-marathon-of-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dltwt.com\/?p=1977","title":{"rendered":"A Marathon of a day!"},"content":{"rendered":"
On Sunday, \u00a0we knew would be busy but we had a few surprises. \u00a0We started our walk and stumbled across the 22nd Rome Marathon. \u00a0The marathon road closures funneled us into St. Peter’s Square where the normal flow of tourists, pilgrims and others was all ready heavy. \u00a0That, along with the increased security, \u00a0created a slow march –\u00a0similar\u00a0to walking down 5th Avenue in NYC Thanksgiving week. \u00a0We then discovered that the Rome Marathon really is a series of switchbacks through the city. \u00a0As we got through one street blockade, we would run into another 4-5 blocks later.<\/div>\n
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Our walk to the Crypts of the Capuchin Church was doubled as we struggled with the crowds & blockades. \u00a0The Capuchin monks were an order that followed St. Francis. \u00a0Below the church, the monks have created 5 crypts that are decorated with the bones of over 3000 monks. \u00a0Each crypt is not only the burial ground for some (the earth being transferred from Israel & Palestine) but a shrine to others as their clothed\u00a0skeletons\u00a0(5-7 in each crypt) were on display. Obviously pictures are not allowed but the images will remain with us for a long time.<\/div>\n
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We made our way over to the Da Vinci Museum. \u00a0The genius of the man was is undeniable. \u00a0Much of what we saw was quite interesting, considering what Leonardo was up to when he created these many revolutionary (at the time) yet quirky devices. \u00a0There were a number of hands-on devices allowing us to try them out.<\/div>\n
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We headed off to see the largest fountain in Rome – Trevi Fountain. \u00a0It was much more\u00a0magnificent\u00a0that we expected and the crowds were plentiful. \u00a0After lunch, we continued our wondering and couldn’t get to a couple of our destinations because of the street blockage. \u00a0We did see some of the late finishers (6+ hours) of the Marathon where they were awarded medals, a picture with various Roman soldiers\u00a0along with\u00a0silver capes that\u00a0were handed out to keep the marathoners warm.<\/div>\n
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The Jewish Ghetto (a.k.a. Ghetto Ebraico) with its many outdoor kosher restaurants and bars was our next stop. \u00a0We were surprised to find out that nearly half of Italy’s 35,000 Jews call Rome home. This lively area is along the river which consists of a few cramped streets and squares and is much smaller than we expected. \u00a0At its height in the 17th century, it housed nearly 5,000 people. \u00a0There is also a gorgeous Synagogue in this bustling neighborhood.\u00a0 Lesley purchase two small watercolors on the street.\u00a0 In this most Catholic city in the most Catholic country (with churches everywhere), one of\u00a0the \u00a0watercolors has the synagogue in the background – What’s wrong with this picture?<\/div>\n
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22nd Annual Rome Marathon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Saturday<\/a>
Saturday crowds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Many<\/a>
Many heading to St. Peter’s Square<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Another<\/a>
Another government building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Changing<\/a>
Changing of the guard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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At the Trevi!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Trevi<\/a>
Trevi Fountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The first time we have seen small umbrellas also<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Marathan finish in the distance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A great finish – if not a great outfit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"New<\/a>
New Balance provided the silver capes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A pic with a Roman soldier for all that finish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Another view of the Roman Forum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A random set of columns from a demolished building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jewish Quarter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Fiume<\/a>
Fiume Trevere with St. Peter’s in the background<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Sunday, \u00a0we knew would be busy but we had a few surprises. \u00a0We started our walk and stumbled across the 22nd Rome Marathon. \u00a0The marathon road closures funneled us into St. Peter’s Square where the normal flow of tourists, pilgrims and others was all ready heavy. \u00a0That, along with the increased security, \u00a0created a … Continue reading A Marathon of a day!<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Si9J-vT","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dltwt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dltwt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dltwt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dltwt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dltwt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1977"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dltwt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2017,"href":"https:\/\/dltwt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977\/revisions\/2017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dltwt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dltwt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dltwt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}