Dear Writers of Rome,
Our agenda for Wednesday, May 27, looks like this:
We'll meet at 8:45 in the Common Room and walk over to Piazza San Pietro, where crowds will be arriving for the Papal General Audience. Here we'll do our Voyeur writing exercise. Once you're finished, you can stay for the audience (standing room only) or leave on other excursions.
We'll reconvene under the north colonnade in the Piazza at 1:00 p.m. Lines to get into the Basilica San Pietro may be long, so we'll have to be patient. Wear your best church clothes.
Once we've cleared security and are in the Basilica, we'll use our audio equipment to orient us inside the structure, and then let you explore it on your own. Bring your Blue Guides.
Admission to the Basilica is free. At your option you may pull a Florence Nightingale and pay to ascend to the cupola (an elevator will take the faint of heart half way up). The view of Rome from the top is unparalleled. Note that if you leave the Basilica through the official exit before you visit the top, you'll have to get back into the long line and enter the Basilica again in order to ascend.
We'll end our day by hearing about the Piazza itself.
Enjoy your day off; you've earned it.
DC
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