"We float like two lovers in a painting by Chagall"

Lazy Sunday. Ashley and I spent the morning in Storico Centro around the Campo dei Fiori market. We came home, I planned out tomorrow's yoga class, and relaxed for a little while.

Ara Pacis

It was such a beautiful day, so I decided to head across the river to the Chagall exhibit at the Museo dell'Ara Pacis. I walked to the museum following directions I'd found online, and realized that we were only about a 7 minute walk from Piazza del Popolo! Neato! I love figuring out where everything is in relation to other places - it makes Rome seem a lot smaller than I initially thought. There was a big protest going on at the Piazza with people everywhere. I kept walking down the river and got to the museum in a few minutes. The line was out the door, but I didn't mind. I waited in like for about 15 minutes and eventually made it inside. The Ara Pacis is actually a famous Arch of Peace that Augustus commissioned, and it's the main attraction of the museum. We learned about it in art history last week, so it was cool to see it in person! I was able to walk all around it and even inside of it.

Marc Chagall
"Adam and Eve"

After checking out the arch, I headed downstairs to the Chagall special exhibition. It was called "Chagall: Il Mondo Sotto Sopra" (The Upside Down World of Chagall). That was definitely the highlight of my day. I spent a couple hours walking around and enjoying the beautiful pieces of art. I listened to The Weepies the whole time on my ipod, which added a really component to the experience. I chose them because of their song "A Painting By Chagall" haha ... of course. It was a really amazing experience, and I'm so happy I decided to go. Here's a link to the Weepies' song, it's definitely worth a listen: Painting By Chagall

Cannolis!
Plain, pistaccio, and choc chip:)

By the time I left it was getting dark out, so I started wandering around Rome, slowly making my way back to the apartment. Ashley had told me about a really good Cannoli place that was sort of near our house, and I had looked it up and it was kind of near the museum too. I forgot the directions, though, so I decided to just go another time. As I was making my way home, I passed by a little pastery store and looked up - it was the Cannoli place! Coincidence? I think not. I went in and picked out 5 amazing looking cannolis, one for everyone in the apartment as a little Valentine's Day treat:)

I love walking around Rome at Twilight, because it's so calm (which is a nice change), and the low lights bring out the most incredible parts of the architecture. So I slowly meandered back to the apartment, taking a few different roads than my usual path to discover everything that I could.

Tonight I'm leaving you with a quote that I'm teaching the yoga class on tomorrow. It's from one of my favorite books that I'm sure I've told the majority of you about at some point: The Alchemist by Paul Coelho. Brett recommended it to me in the fall, and I'm re-reading it now because it's just that amazing..

"When each day is the same as the next, it's because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day the sun rises."

Notice those moments, and be grateful for them! Love and light, Happy Valentine's Day to all of you. Know that you're loved:)