{"id":3886,"date":"2022-10-20T07:08:18","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T11:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/?p=3886"},"modified":"2022-10-20T07:08:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T11:08:18","slug":"arrivederci-roma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/2022\/10\/20\/arrivederci-roma\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrivederci Roma!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our last full day in Rome we walked to Piazza del Popolo. \u00a0In medieval times, this was Rome\u2019s main entry point. \u00a0Today, the Piazza is marked by an obelisk brought to Rome by Augustus after he conquered Egypt.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3887\" style=\"width: 3024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3887\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3498AF00-C4EA-4F16-A0A4-641D60071DE8.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Piazza del Popolo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We feel fortunate that we have stayed healthy here even though most people aren\u2019t wearing masks, even on public transport. \u00a0We keep running into Saint Rocco, the protector against the plague and all contagious diseases. \u00a0His attributes are the wound on his thigh, dog offering bread, Pilgrim\u2019s hat and Pilgrim\u2019s staff. \u00a0We saw this statue in a beautiful church on the way to the Piazza del Popolo.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3888\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3888\" style=\"width: 4032px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3888\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/CCCBF5CC-79FC-411D-9479-2141D2C059A0.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saint Rocco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We have had a great time in Rome! \u00a0It\u2019s chaotic but exciting and manageable!<br \/>\nIts time to pack our bags and head for the Airport! \u00a0Thank you for checking in!<br \/>\nCiao! \u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Sharon and Larry<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3890\" style=\"width: 4032px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3890\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/6F49D1E5-3033-4CD2-93B4-11515E441138.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flower Market on the Corner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Quick Update! \u00a0Our flight has a two hour delay so we had time to do a quick walk around Piazza Navona this morning. \u00a0We took a city bus to Termini Rail Station and then the Leonardo Express train to the Airport. \u00a0Here\u2019s to a smooth flight ahead!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3892\" style=\"width: 4032px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3892 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/7E8DC1EA-AEAB-46A4-B382-C616987115B9.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morning Shadows in Piazza Navona<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our last full day in Rome we walked to Piazza del Popolo. \u00a0In medieval times, this was Rome\u2019s main entry point. \u00a0Today, the Piazza is marked by an obelisk brought to Rome by Augustus after he conquered Egypt. We feel fortunate that we have stayed healthy here even though most people aren\u2019t wearing masks, even &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/2022\/10\/20\/arrivederci-roma\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Arrivederci Roma!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-italy-fall-2022"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3886"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3894,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3886\/revisions\/3894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.woodring.us\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}