Skipping Christmas Day 15

The day after New Year's Eve was a very relaxed one. Unfortunately most things were closed so we had to get creative in our quest for activities. We decided to start the day off with some church hopping, but on the way we admired these ruins.

And this elephant obelisk. 

Yeah for churches being open on January first!

This church has some famous works by Caravaggio.

The Calling of Saint Matthew. Click Here For More Info.

This church has a nun whipping some evil Protestants.

This is a large mirror to help you see the ceiling better.

On our way to the park we walked through this square.
(John Keats died in the building on the right).

There was an orchestra playing so we stayed and listened for a while.

Walking up the hill to the park we enjoyed some nice views of the city.

In the park!

The entrance to the zoo is also in this park. We did not go into the zoo but there was 

a neat turtle pond that was fun to watch.

Everyone has a nativity scene- even the turtle pond.

Horse fountain in the park.

Eric insisted this was hops. I maintain it is a pine cone.

Out of the park and back into the city.

 Late lunch at our favorite pizza place!

I broke down and bought some scarves! Three for 5 Euros... hard to pass up.

We went back to the B&B and had some down time. Eric decided to go out and get takeout dinner from the highest rated pizza place in Rome. (Which was not too far away from our place.) This is what he found when he got there- it was closed too!

He came back with a different pizza take out- definitely not the best pizza in Rome...