Rome or Death! So it was for Garibaldi's troops as they tried to keep out the French in 1849. They lost that time, but not for long.
We walked here to Piazzale Garibaldi from the lighthouse. We are up on top of the old city walls looking out to the endless vista of Rome. William tries to match up what he sees with his map.
Then as usual a gratuitous picture of me.
We thought the Vatican did not look too far so we hiked to St Peters Square. They were getting ready for a big event, apparently the pope is to speak tomorrow as the Square was mostly gated off and filled with VIP chairs. The line to get into the Basilica was just too long and guards were everywhere.
So we found the St Pietro train station(the map was very confusing)and took the train back to the station stop that is just across the street from the lighthouse. We have bought a seven day combo train/metro/bus ticket as Rome is not as walkable as other cities have been.
We walked here to Piazzale Garibaldi from the lighthouse. We are up on top of the old city walls looking out to the endless vista of Rome. William tries to match up what he sees with his map. 
Then as usual a gratuitous picture of me.
We thought the Vatican did not look too far so we hiked to St Peters Square. They were getting ready for a big event, apparently the pope is to speak tomorrow as the Square was mostly gated off and filled with VIP chairs. The line to get into the Basilica was just too long and guards were everywhere.
So we found the St Pietro train station(the map was very confusing)and took the train back to the station stop that is just across the street from the lighthouse. We have bought a seven day combo train/metro/bus ticket as Rome is not as walkable as other cities have been.
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