First, we hopped on the Subway and went to Piazza del Popolo and went to Mass at a church I have never been in. It has always been closed. Santa Maria di Montesanto is its name and it is the twin to Santa Maria of the Miracles I wrote about recently. They said it was the Artist’s Church. I was expecting artsy people and perhaps guitar music etc. instead it got its ‘nickname’ by the types of people who have had their funeral services there.
Most of the people were very nicely dressed with a few women wearing hats. There was a singer in a loft with an organist and she sang three lovely songs, one being Ave Maria. As we were leaving the church, we noticed a sweet, well-behaved black and white dog in the back of the church. His leash was tied to a table leg and he had eyes only for his owner.
After church, we walked around the Piazza. Little children in costumes …either for a birthday party or perhaps for the start of Carnevale. It started on the 7th and goes to the 17th…Fat Tuesday…Mardi Gras.
And, Michael Jackson is alive and well in Rome! We saw him singing, dancing and moon walking right there in the Piazza. He was very good! Most likely lip-syncing…but the moves were right on. Hopped on the subway and off to the Spanish Steps.
We went to a nice restaurant we had been to last week. They remembered us. Had lunch, then strolled around the Spanish Steps area before going to a movie. This shopping area in front of the Steps is VERY high end…Chanel, Prada, Harry Winston, Valentino, Versace etc. Beautiful clothes, shoes, handbags, jewelry and all priced accordingly. Quite like Highland Park Village in Dallas, Rodeo Drive in LA or Fifth Avenue in NY. But, NO Starbucks to be seen!
We went to see Mr Turner…the story of the English Painter J.M.W. Turner. I knew nothing about him before this movie, and decided that he was not a very nice man…altho an amazing artist. The acting was very good and I was glad to have the subtitles in Italian for two reasons…it helps improve my Italian language skills, and often I couldn’t understand the British English.
It finally quit raining…we have had several days of rain and we’re tired of it.
On the way home, we stopped at a little place and picked up dinner to go and brought it home. Both too tired to cook. A busy day.
Good night.