We took the subway to the Spanish Steps, walked around and then up to the church at the top of the stairs. Wandered down to the Villa Medici and found out that the English speaking tour is at noon daily, so we are going back tomorrow. Walked to Piazza Barbarini to see about a restaurant that Andy had seen earlier in the week when we went to the American Consulate that was serving “the best American Hamburgers in Italy”. They are closed today, so we ended up eating lasagna and a hamburger and French fries at another place. Quite good. Then we went to the actual church where the monk’s bones are displayed. There was an organist playing, probably practicing for Mass tomorrow. Then we got on the subway for home. It was packed and we shoved in and a nicely dressed man was shoving particularly hard and got behind me. At one point I realized my messenger bag zipper was opened about an inch. I closed it and put my hand over it. The subway stopped and the same man started shoving past me and he was unzipping the bag as he was shoving. I slapped his hand away and he disappeared into the crowd getting off. The bag was totally unzipped! He got nothing. This is where I keep my map, dictionary, tote bag and quilting project. Nothing of great value. Money, passport and credit card are in my bra in my neck pouch under layers of clothes. So, all the pickpockets in Rome don’t look like Gypsies as they usually do.
We are in for the evening getting ready to have our chicken vegetable bread soup, Buon appetito!