Mishap Sunday, II: Trastevere

We left St. Peter's Square and headed down Via Conciliazione--built after Italy and the Vatican finally had made nice in the 20th century (thank you, Prime Minister Mussolini)--in search of a bus back to the metro and our campground. Defeated. But, despite or because of some bad advice/directions, we never did find the bus stop, and so continued on to the Tiber. At this point, Vicki became determined to rehabilitate at least part of the day, by visiting the Villa Farnese and its Rafaels.

So this time of year, Via Conciliazione is decked out in bronze sculptures of the 
way and stations of the Cross; and with Crucifixion re-enactors 

Roman soldier Crucifixion re-enactors

Possibly would rather be somewhere else; maybe a Viking ship or Wagnerian opera

Castle San Angelo; originally Hadrian's Tomb; later a hide- out for besieged popes;
soon to be the Vatican City Hard Rock Cafe...

Photo-shoot on the Tiber

Ditto

Tiber nearly at flood

Roman pizza, sold by the slice/kilo; a very, very, very, very distant second to 
Neapolitan; more mishap

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Sans guidebook (we had carried only the pages for the 
Vatican Museums) we headed on to the Villa Farnese, 
planning to see the Rafaels there

Chiuso domenica e festivi; duh...; still hoping to save 
some of the day, we headed on further, into the Medieval 
warren/former Jewish ghetto of Trastevere

Street scene in Trastevere

Ditto