Another lazy start to the day. We had planned to go to a meeting shortly after noon so we didn't want to crowd the morning. Instead we took the Metro up the hill and, to begin with, walked around the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli e del Matri that we had missed earlier. Turns out that it was my fault; I had missed the entrance. Anyhow this is the church built on the remains of the Baths of Diocletian. Other than that fact and its massive size it doesn't have a tremendous amount to offer. There is an interesting astronomical inlay in the floor by which a dot of light traverses some beautiful work indicating the current astrological sign.
As noted earlier this is the mass that has been at the head of Via Republica as we walked up the hill to meetings.
We had then planned to walk over to a restaurant I had eaten at frequently on a former trip but halfway there, as we were passing the entrance to the Termini Metro, decided to just bag it and head for home where we had lunch.
During the course of the late afternoon Nancy announced that she was going for a walk. She came back festooned with new scarves and perfumes. A treat for us both.
A fine dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, one which overlooks one of the forums. Interestingly this bit of forum still had some rooms in use. I peeked up and there was a pretty polished looking environment with business types going back and forth. I have no idea what's going on there. At a lower level there was a sign for another bit saying what I gathered to be 'masses in the chapel will resume in October' or something like that. Anyhow, a good dinner, after which we wandered a bit and to another place for dolci, and to home.
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