I spent the day Saturday staring at this view:
A group of friends and I took a day trip to the town of Bracciano, a
little town about 40 minutes away from Rome by train. Bracciano has two
major attractions: 1. The beautiful Lago di Bracciano, a crater lake
formed from volcanic activity, and 2. The medieval Castello
Orsini-Odescalchi.
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| The lovely Lago di Bracciano |
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| We're just walking down the street and suddenly...Castle! |
The weather was beautiful, so we basically hung out at the beach all day
and swam in the lake. The area was surprisingly remote, and even on a
Saturday afternoon there weren't many tourists or crowds so it was a
welcome breather from the chaos of Rome!
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| There's even signs so we don't get lost! |
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| Black volcanic ash sand (and I would bring a white towel to the beach) |
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| So serene. I loved the mountains in the distance. |
Later in the afternoon, we tried walking up to the castle, but
unfortunately it was closed. Apparently it's been converted into a
museum and you can pay to go inside, but it was too late by the time we
got there.
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| We got some cool close-up pictures, though! |
I spent the rest of the weekend doing homework on Sunday. I had wanted to go down to St. Peter's to see the pope say the Angelus prayer, but unfortunately I slept in too late... Oh well, maybe next weekend. I went to mass in the JFRC chapel and met the priest in charge who says he is arranging a trip/retreat to Assisi in November, so I'm adding that to my list of things to do!
