Because my body clock is a bit screwed up still, I was rather surprised to find myself awake at 5:30 this morning. I'm never awake at 5:30 in the morning. But I wasn't going to be able to fall back asleep, so at 7:00, I decided that I'd might as well get my run in for the day. I decided I wanted to head over to the Vatican via the Gianicolo Hill (i.e. one of my old stomping grounds from my Centro days). After summiting the hill (which is a real pain in the ass during the first mile), I headed over toward the Piazza Garibaldi where I came across my favorite vista of Rome. From the Piazza Garibaldi (so-named for one of the heroes of the Unification of Italy), the city stretches out before you. While up there, I'm a fan of playing the dome game in which you basically try to name as many of the domes (and other vertical landmarks) as possible. I am sorry to say that in the five years since I was last in Rome, my skills have slipped and I was only able to get five or six of the 30-or-so places. But I still have a month to get better!
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