The New Place

So my fears about lacking wireless at my new apartment proved to be unfounded. I think the wireless network belongs to the hotel located in the building, but no one seems to mind if I use their internet... Anyway, the new apartment is really cute, and in a wonderful spot on the Viale Vaticani. It is too bad I only have a week to get to know this neighborhood, as it is beautiful and new. I have my own room, which has an excellent view (an improvement over the apartment building into whose windows I looked from my last abode...), and here is what it looks like:


It is difficult to properly convey the charm of the neighborhood through this one image, but I hope I've advanced the understanding with this rough equivalent of 1,000 words...

Today was a day of more walking, and I had a late lunch with Dara in the Campo dei Fiori, which I had strangely never seen by daylight. Living in the Vatican is a treat, as I can hear the sung mass from St. Peter's through my window, and because my easiest point of access to the rest of the city is across the Ponte Sant'Angelo, a bridge that holds a special place in my heart, due to an art history presentation I had to give there in the pouring rain. Tomorrow is a big day (my first as a tour guide), though I don't even know if anyone will show up to take the tour. For my sake, and (if I may be so bold) for theirs, I really hope they do.