"...and the rest of the story." - Paul Harvey

 

     So, here is the rest of the story. Above are pictures of us visiting the Basilica near the rail station in Rome. We could see it from the rooftop garden of our hotel and were told that it was designed by Michelangelo. The top picture shows a tribute to Galileo and his astrological work.

     Okay, so we really enjoyed it and heard that they were having an organ concert the following afternoon. The organ is wonderful to look at and we wanted to hear it. We came for the concert and the organ was, indeed,  a gem. However, it was not a concert, The organist was playing for a wedding.

     So, we figured that we'd join the party. We watched the wedding and went out of the church to see them throw rice and take pictures. We had to keep moving so we were not photographed. The traditions are all the same.

     In the end, everyone got into cars to head to the reception, but we felt that was stretching our involvement a bit, so we went across and nearby park and watched the fountains.