I am now a huge Bernini fan. That guy could sculpt! At the top of Rome is a park (much like Central Park is to New York). It is a huge park with lakes, palaces and museums. The most famous museum is the Galleria Borghese. It was once a palace belonging to the amazingly wealthy Scipione Borghese. He, of course, wanted everyone to know how incredibly wealthy he was, so he made this very ornate and expensive mansion. Being an art lover – he collected, commissioned, and sometimes stole incredible art. There are several Bernini sculptures, the most notable being- the young David; Apollo and Daphne; Pauline Bonaparte and Plato and Prosepina. There are also several Caravaggio and Raphael paintings.
We started out as a family and then the boys decided they would rather go to the amusement park. That left the girls and I to a leisurely hour and a half of audio guide heaven. It was so nice and relaxing to just wander and listen to the backgrounds of each piece. I have never seen a sculpture like those where it looks like clay the way it is so lifelike and smooth. How they do that with marble is amazing to me.
After the museum, we rented a surrey and pedaled through the rest of the park. What a delightful afternoon. It even rained during some of our ride, but we were protected by the canopy and didn’t care!
After the museum, we rented a surrey and pedaled through the rest of the park. What a delightful afternoon. It even rained during some of our ride, but we were protected by the canopy and didn’t care! 
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