Day 1

Day 1:

After a long 28 hours of being on a plane, and running to catch connecting flights, we made it to Rome last night! Have to say it was one of the better night’s sleep I’ve had in a very long time!

Today we went to an exhibition at the Quirinale Museum about Augustus, it was amazing. Unfortunately, they did not allow us to take photos inside, which was incredibly disappointing. The exhibition included statues of Augustus- including the Prima Porta (which was really exciting as we didn’t see it on our last visit to Rome!). As well as statues of Augustus, there were many pieces of art from his time.

After a very busy morning, and a long walk, we went to lunch at a café nearby where we all ate margherita pizza and enjoyed Italian food.

Next, we went to the Baths of Diocletian, which are HUGE! Along with being an archaeological site, the Baths house so many beautiful artefacts ranging from busts, sarcophagi, pots and even some armour. We spent quite a bit of time here as there was just so much to see! Unfortunately, much of the archaeological site is currently closed for maintenance.

After this we headed to the Basilica attached to the Bathes- St Mary Mother of Angels. It was absolutely breathtaking. I’ve attached a couple of photos. After we had finished looking at this massive and beautiful structure, we went to another Church, Mary of the Victory which houses a Bernini sculpture which is also magnificent.

By this stage we were all absolutely exhausted! However, we made a quick stop at the Ara Pacis museum before heading back to the BSR. It’s been pretty great being back in Italy and the cool!