day 2 - walking tour with randy... gave myself an hour to walk across the city, should have been easy to make it in the morning, but i walked through the forum (free) and apparently the ruins sucked me into their timelessness, because i walked about about 20 minutes later then i thought i would have. they were very beautiful in the morning light though. and sprinting lost in a strange city is always an intense experience (honestly i rather like it, the pressure to not be late is not the greatest but experiencing the fabric at a different pace is nice). crossed the tiber and through a little island, made it 10 minutes late but before most of the group: therefore, notlate. walking tour of many palazzos with randy, a random outrageous church or two, par for the course, then a walk across the statued bridge into the arms of the first serious fortification i think i've seen in europe. it looked serious, boring and substantial. right turn along the river to the axis and country of the Vatican. wee... the weather was more exciting, i was able to take off my jacket and sweater for about the first time here. clouds continued to be erratically dark, thus the picture of the collonade by bramante wrapping the piazza in front of St. Peters.
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