Yesterday, I met my friend, Francesca at her town of Frascati…about a 30 minute train ride from Rome.  She gave me a walking tour of the town.  Frascati is famous for its wine production, the second oldest train station in Italy and the first public school in Italy.  There is a beautiful cathedral in Frascati called St. Peter’s.  As it is a cathedral, it has a Jubilee Door which was open.  So I can say, truthfully, that I went thru the Jubilee Door at St. Peter’s…just not the one in Rome!  I didn’t have to stand in line for two hours to go thru the one in Frascati either.  Inside this cathedral, they had a beautiful nativity scene, made to look like the palace in Bomarzo where I went for the Quilt show in the summer!   We had a cappuccino and then went to pick up her sister and a friend and we went to Castle Gondolfo Lake to have lunch and were joined by another lady.  A delicious lunch and then we walked by the lake.  It was used for the Olympic water skiing and canoeing races.  Across the lake is Castel Gondolfo,where the Pope has his summer residence, and I think where Pope Benedict lives full time.  You can easily see the church and an astronomical observatory from across the lake. Then we went to Castel Gondolfo for a walk around.  It is a walled town, with stores, restaurants, a church and beautiful vistas.  On clear days you can srrmSt. Peter’s in Rome from Here and Frascati.  We had a wonderful day and it was so nice seeing the friends I won’t see again until next year when I visit.  That it for this adventure.