On our third––and last––day in Rome, we decided to spend the morning in Tivoli, a small town about an hour away from Rome, where you can find the most beautiful gardens on Earth! The place is called Villa d'Este, and it was declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO.
One thing I noticed here was the reason why kings and queens loved to have these enormous gardens in their palaces... And it thrilled me! See, this morning was so hot that we were about to melt. The temperature was above 38ºC (100ºF), and the sun was shining as bright as it possibly could... So we we're just dying from the heat. But when we entered the garden and, especially, when we were near the water fountains, the temperature dropped at least 10 degrees! I swear!
One thing I noticed here was the reason why kings and queens loved to have these enormous gardens in their palaces... And it thrilled me! See, this morning was so hot that we were about to melt. The temperature was above 38ºC (100ºF), and the sun was shining as bright as it possibly could... So we we're just dying from the heat. But when we entered the garden and, especially, when we were near the water fountains, the temperature dropped at least 10 degrees! I swear!
After spending the morning in this wonderful and magical place (I swear the pictures don't show how beautiful the place actually is), we had a quick––in Italian standards, of course1––lunch at the Piazza Garibaldi, before taking the train back to Rome.
We got to Rome in the evening, so we decided to go back to our hotel for a while, and wait 'til the night was fully set to go out for a walk. We started at the Vatican City––we always do, out of my mum's obsession––and then walked around the center. We finally went to the Castle of Sant'Angelo, where you get the absolutely best view of the city. It was absolutely breathtaking!
We got to Rome in the evening, so we decided to go back to our hotel for a while, and wait 'til the night was fully set to go out for a walk. We started at the Vatican City––we always do, out of my mum's obsession––and then walked around the center. We finally went to the Castle of Sant'Angelo, where you get the absolutely best view of the city. It was absolutely breathtaking!
I'm sad to tell you that this post is almost the last one! I'm sadly sitting back at my desk and, although I did miss home, I can't believe the summer went by so fast! The good thing... Is that you'll get to wait until Monday before seeing the end. And the other good thing is that New York is patiently waiting for me to come back next week!
Warm kisses from cold Bogota,
Photography: Laura Beltran-Rubio
Warm kisses from cold Bogota,
Photography: Laura Beltran-Rubio
