Monthly Archives: July 2010

Bidding a sad farewell to Rome

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Rachel Ingram

14/9/08 – 11.30am Am sitting on the plane waiting to take off.  Feeling really sad to leave Italy, but at the same time I’m so happy to have had such a wonderful couple of weeks! The journey here was very … Continue reading →

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BSR Summer School day 11 – Early Medieval Rome

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Rachel Ingram

13/9/10 – 5.30pm The day started with rain, which made taking photos rather problematic, but it brightened up throughout the day. We started by going to the Forum Romanum to see an early church which was converted from a Roman … Continue reading →

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BSR Summer School day 10 – Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Rachel Ingram

12/9/08 – 5.35pm Today we went by coach to Tivoli to see Hadrian’s Villa.  I think everyone’s pretty shattered now and we perhaps didn’t get as much out of it as we might have done – though maybe that’s just … Continue reading →

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BSR Summer School day 9 – the Domus Aurea and other things

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Rachel Ingram

11/9/08 – 4.45pm We got the Metro first thing to Termini station, where we saw a section of the Servian walls round the back of a restaurant.  This was the very same section Hannibal would have been met with! From … Continue reading →

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BSR Summer School day 8 – the Via Appia

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Rachel Ingram

10/8/08 – 4pm Perhaps the first thing to note today is that the world has not ended (*touches wood*).  The Swiss are apparently recreating the Big Bang with a particle accelerator, which apparently carries with it the tiny chance that … Continue reading →

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BSR Summer School day 7 – the Colosseum/Baths of Caracalla

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Rachel Ingram

9/9/08 – 4.30pm The day got off to a good start with a visit to the Colosseum – though accompanied by a rather grisly commentary on all the horrid things that used to go on there. I had been inside … Continue reading →

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BSR Summer School day 6 – day off

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Rachel Ingram

8/9/08 – 6.30pm Another really good day.  Had a lie-in and left the BSR around 10am.  Wandered into the city centre alone and indulged in some shopping – got a gorgeous leather rucksack and some pressies for the folks back … Continue reading →

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BSR Summer School day 5: The Triumphal Procession

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Rachel Ingram

7/9/08 – 4.40pm We left the BSR at 9am and walked to the Pantheon, the most complete surviving building from antiquity and surely one of Rome’s most impressive buildings. We had breakfast at one of the restaurants next to it … Continue reading →

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BSR Summer School day 4: Ostia

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Rachel Ingram

6/9/08 – 4.45pm Had an amazing day.  Ostia was just fantastic – a whole Roman town that you can walk through, like Pompeii, with amazing frescoes and mosaics.  Saw a bakery with the mills still inside, and a Roman wine … Continue reading →

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BSR Summer School day 3: Augustus

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Rachel Ingram

5/9/08 – 4pm Exhausting but exciting day.  We got the Metro from Flaminia to Termini and then from Termini down to the Colosseum.  Coming up from the Metro station and suddenly being face to face with the Colosseum was awe-inspiring, … Continue reading →

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