AMOROMA

Observations and reflections about my life in Rome, including the excursions that take me beyond the walls...

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Lines to the Vatican Museums

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Every day more than 20,000 people enter the Vatican Museums . Most arrive without reservations and have to wait in a line that can be more t...
Monday, August 2, 2010

Helping the World to Eat

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The World Food Program (WFP) of the United Nations is headquartered in Rome. Their offices are on the way to the airport at Fumicino. This ...
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Ara Pacis

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This is August, the month named after the Emperor Augustus who ruled from 27 BC to 14 AD. His reign initiated an era of relative peace, the...
Friday, July 30, 2010

Santa Maddalena di Canossa

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Santa Maddalena di Canossa: Built 1992-97 Architect: Giovanni Ambrosi de Magistris At the same time that the "garage" church of Sa...

A Church in a Garage

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In 1977 the parish of Sant' Illario di Poitiers began in a parking garage in the zone of Ottavia, about 20 km from the city center, jus...
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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Villa Farnesina

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The Villa Farnesina on the bank of the Tiber River in Trastevere is one of the hidden gems of Rome. Very few tourists find their way to thi...
Wednesday, July 28, 2010

La Scala Sancta

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A medieval tradition claims that La Scala Sancta (adjacent to the Lateran Palace) was a staircase in Jerusalem that Jesus climbed up when h...
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My journey began in San Clemente, California and continued in New York (actually Hoboken, NJ) until I came to Rome in the summer of 2007. This fascinating city is now my home.
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