Saturday to Palazzo Barberini

Since Friday was a holiday, many people seem to have decided to stay up late and party. Sure heard a lot of voices, some singing some soccer chant, some just talking loudly.  Shouldn’t have left the window cracked open.

This is the flat where we’re staying:

Kinda of a quirky place with not a lot of windows, but there’s also a small terrace

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We walked to Piazza Quirinale, where the President of Italy has a park and palace. Lots of tourists.
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Looked at San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane by Borromini:
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Then walked some more but stopped for lunch.  We started outside:
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But it was too hot, so moved inside where the windows were open.
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Scott’s seafood salad:
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Back on the streets, past Piazza Barberini, to Palazzo Barberini:
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Looked at three floors of art but no photos allowed. Then to Santa Maria della Vittoria to look at Bernini’s St Theresa in Ecstasy:

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Then the Trevi Fountain where crowds were crazy:

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Had to have some gelato to recover. A lemon tree outside the door of the gelateria, San Crispino:
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After a lot of walking, we went to a recommended restaurant nearby, Ditirambo. Loved it!  We made a reservation to return.

Vegetarian antipassto–tasty tasty! potato with truffle; chesse souffle with mushrooms, balsamic vinegar, pomegranites; eggplant “meatballs”; zucchini parmegiano; potato vegetable something I can’t remember but pastry filled with vegetables; suckling pig; braised beef cheeks with pumpkin sauce; lamb

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