Day 3 got off to a crummy start. We had a reservation for the Borghese Gallery (by reservation only) but we underestimated the time it would take to get there and we missed our entrance time. All that running for nothing. Instead we went to the National Museum of Rome instead. From what I've read those are similar in the collections. The National Museum had a lot of sculptures, some frescos and my favorite part: the coin museum in the basement. They had coins from the early Romans all the way up to the Euro.
After the National Museum we had a good, very Itallian lunch at the cafeteria in the train station. I had a nice bottle of Chardonnay with my lunch. It was only €0.10 more than a Coke. After lunch we parted with Laura as she was headed back to Siena.
We then headed for the Capuchin Crypt. It was pretty creepy. There are several areas all coverd in designs made out of human bones. I would share pictures but they wouldn't allow it.
After the crypt, we walked to Trevi fountai again. Last time we were there it was just before sunset so we got to see it in the full of daylight. It wasn't much different, including the bazillion people there both times! We had gelatio yet again and people watched for a while.
We then headed to the Pantehon again. This time it was open and we got to head in. We followed the Rick Steves audio guide which was excellent. Since the building is so small, we just camped out on the seats near the front and looked around as he explained about the history of this almost 2000 year old building and the famous people buried there.
After the Pantheon we walked farther west to the Piazza Navona with the Fountain of the Four Rivers. Unfortunately the fountain was closed for restoration work and mostly hidden by plywood walls. The street performers and local artists were in full force though so we did get to enjoy that aspect of the area.
After that, it was back home. Teresa fell asleep at 8pm. She was exhausted!
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