Life & Research Notes

This afternoon I was exploring the Palatine, a beautiful area of ruins in the middle of Rome near the Colosseum. I walked up a hill among old decaying brick and stone formations, and came upon a sizeable recessed grassy area that I think used to be a foundation for some larger building (my guidebook hints that it may have been the Casa dei Grifi).

A few couples and families were lounging around, reading and drinking wine, and it looked inviting. I lay down with my head on my pack, and watched the birds soar over and the clouds float by. I noticed the grass had some fennel mixed in with it, and it smelled wonderful. Next thing I knew I had been asleep for an hour. I guess I needed it.

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