The church of Sant Ignacio

Before we go into our second church I should tell you that neither of us are religious in any way but we enjoy their beauty, their calm and quiet and marvel at the passion obvious in the architects and builders and those that raised the money for such magnificence on display. That they mean even more to those we see praying and lighting candles is heartwarming.

Nearby we followed Rick Steves' advice, yet again, and visited the church of Sant Ignacio.

Come on in...

Don't forget to look UP!

We always obey the rules even if they say "no photography" (gasp!) Usually it just means being quiet and respectful and not using camera flash.

In these quiet places you can hear yourself think but once back outside the doors we will be on the bustling streets of Rome again.

We have been in Rome for about 8 hours by this time and are hungry BUT it is 6 pm and the sun will set in an hour and we don't want to have our heads down working on bowls of spaghetti when that happens so we decide to return to the hotel to watch the sunset and go to dinner at 8 pm when it is dark. Our last meal was breakfast on the airplane at 8 a.m....

Next- sunset and a superb dinner