The Lindahl News: Abroad Edition

Okay, okay...it's corny, but it's our last day in Rome.  One needs a bit of humor as the feet rebel from overuse. We've worn ourselves out in a good way. We checked out of our hostel and had a couple of free hours to do our last exploring before catching the bus to the airport with our group. Day 5 - October 4 What did we do? We went to the church Michelangelo designed: Santa Maria degli Angeli. He designed it in the mid 16th century where the 3rd century Baths of Diocletian    frigidarium used to be. Other architects and artists added to the church over the following centuries. The ceiling is the only untouched part of Michelangelo's original design. Like I wrote earlier, this church was built over Bath House ruins.  We next walked to see those ruins. It was helpful to see an architectural model to get a better idea of what they originally looked like. Only a small portion remains today. By this poin...

“Rome – the city of visible history, where the past of a whole hemisphere seems moving in funeral procession with strange ancestral images and trophies gathered from afar.”  – George Eliot Day 2 - October 1 Nothing like kicking off a new month by being in Rome!  Today will prove to be a busy day of walking to see so many awe-inspiring places.   Our first destination is in the area of the Colosseum where we saw this gem again in daylight. Nearby, we had a discussion on the steps leading to The Church of St. Peter in Chains/San Pietro in Vincoli. Students were given the assignment of research on various landmarks and here three gave their talks. From the outside, this church isn't so impressive, but once inside...breath-taking. Off to the side, though, is (in my opinion) the best part of the experience: Michelangelo's statue of Moses.   Moses is a part of the tomb for Pope Julius II. When walking off to the side of this mo...