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Bella Vita!

by Mark Seal


What kind of art did you find on your own? The Galleria Borghese is probably one of my favorite galleries in Rome. It's really, really stunning, with a lot of Bernini sculptures and really beautiful marble floors and this beautiful park, the Villa Borghese gardens. It's kind of like the Central Park of Rome - just really visually stunning. The Galleria museum is right there. I saw a lot of Caravaggios. I really was not that familiar with Caravaggio's work. He was pretty intense.

Did you go to Campo de' Fiori, the big marketplace? That was really cool, and there were a lot of young people there, which was really fun. I had a really great pizza there. It was wrapped up in a little paper bag, and it was just delicious.

Did you visit any of the other great places to shop in Rome? You know what? I don't like to go to a place like Rome to shop for things I can get here. I didn't visit the Prada store or Versace. I like to go off the beaten path a little more, and I like to wander off on different streets and in different directions, and go to the boutique shops and find little things that I wouldn't find here. I really don't see the point of shopping at those places, you know what I mean? They are all over the world, and they are especially in my hometown. The first day, I had my map in the pouring rain. But I ended up throwing [the map] out because, what I realized is, with the way I like to work, it doesn't really help me later, because I don't remember names or streets. I like to just walk around and roam around and let the streets dictate where I go. I bought mostly little trinkets. I went to quite a few antiques shops. I bought a great vase. I mostly bought things like home furnishings that I could just cart back with me.


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