{"id":7283,"date":"2007-05-14T20:44:41","date_gmt":"2007-05-15T03:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/?p=7283"},"modified":"2011-12-08T05:33:50","modified_gmt":"2011-12-08T13:33:50","slug":"rome-trastevere-and-the-jewish-ghetto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2007\/05\/14\/rome-trastevere-and-the-jewish-ghetto\/","title":{"rendered":"Rome – Trastevere and the Jewish Ghetto"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I slept through the entire night without getting up – quite a feat anymore.<\/p>\n

We grabbed breakfast and a shower and headed out – this is our last day in Roma and we’re heading to Trastevere and the old Jewish Ghetto.<\/p>\n

We took a cab over to <\/a>Villa Farnesina. The frescoes are amazing.<\/p>\n

\"The <\/a>
The ticket for Villa Farnesina <\/div> <\/div>
\"Ceiling <\/a>
Ceiling of the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Facade <\/a>
Facade of Villa Farnesina <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Marriage <\/a>
Marriage of Alexander the Great and Roxana, east side of room <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Marriage <\/a>
Marriage of Alexander the Great and Roxana, west side of room <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We stopped at <\/a>Santa Maria della Scala<\/a>. We talked with a couple from Melbourne, Australia – their son lives in Italy and so they come here every couple of years.<\/p>\n

\"The <\/a>
The alter at Santa Maria della Scala <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Aviva <\/a>
Aviva and I in front of a statue of a nun <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The ceiling <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The dome is striking <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A window of the Madonna and child <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A view of the entrance and the organ pipes <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

As we walked to our next church, we saw a woman with a pretty black pomeranian – the dog loved me but growled at Aviva!<\/p>\n

\"What<\/a>

What a cute dog!<\/p><\/div>\n

We walked down to <\/a>Santa Maria in Trastevere.<\/p>\n

\"The <\/a>
The facade of Santa Maria in Trastevere <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A detail of the outside mosaic frieze <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A statue of a monk with notes (we saw two people place notes and candles while we were there) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The mosaic behind the altar <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A detail from the right side mosaic <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Trastevere is an interesting area – lots of small streets, still quite a feeling of the old Rome (it reminded Aviva of Naples).<\/p>\n

\"This<\/a>

This is what the streets look like in Trastevere<\/p><\/div>\n

We started walking towards the ghetto. We stopped along the way at<\/a> Gino in Trastevere at Via della Lungaretta 85 and had lunch. It was very good – I had homemade fettucini with porcini mushrooms and parmigiano, followed by veal saltumbocca.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

The Tiber at Tiber Island<\/p><\/div>\n

We crossed the Tiber at Tiber Island, and then went to the <\/a>Spanish Synagogue. The synagogue was built in 1901 – 1904; during the ghetto years, there was one building housing 5 separate temples, one for each of the practicing groups. We went on the guided tour (its the only way to see the inside – security is very tight because a Palestinian set off a bomb inside a few years ago), which was fun – a young Jewish woman was our guide, and she was very knowledgeable and pleasant. I bought another yud (pointer to use when reading Torah) – I love the way yud’s look and I just love having a few small ones around.<\/p>\n

\"The <\/a>
The ticket to the Museo Ebraica <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The facade of the Sinagoga <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"An <\/a>
An interior view of the Sinagoga <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"An <\/a>
An interior view of the Sinagoga <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We walked on to the Teatro di Marcello<\/a>, and then saw the famous fountain at <\/a>Palazzo Mattei<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"The <\/a>
The fountain at Palazzo Mattei <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A shot of Teatro di Marcelo <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We stopped at a nice cafe along Argentina and had gelato, some pastry and Coke Light (and rested). Then we strolled back to the hotel, by way of the Pantheon, to pack.<\/p>\n

\"Aviva<\/a>

Aviva found this post card - I guess Axe really does drive girls wild!<\/p><\/div>\n

We finally got around to dinner – we went to <\/a>Ristorante Mario at Via della Vite 55; the food was Tuscan and good. We walked back and hit the rack.<\/p>\n

\"Business <\/a>
Business card for Ristorante Mario <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Business <\/a>
Business card for Ristorante Mario <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n
\"Enhanced<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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