Upon the recommendation of Bo, Beth’s landscape architect brother, we ventured to Tivoli to see the garden estate of a Cardinal of the same last name. Just 18 miles outside Rome it was quite an adventure to get there!
We decided to use the Metro and bus, but the Metro line was 5 miles from our lodging, so we came up with the brilliant, caffeine inspired plan to use the taxi for the first leg.
Up first at the taxi stand was a woman driver likely our senior. Someone’s grandma for sure in a male dominated profession. We thought she understood the destination, but she didn’t really hit the mark. She tried to drop us at a hotel near it, but was quite confused. I finally spied a Metro marker and just said “uscita” or exit and we got out! We’re pretty sure she didn’t have a clue. She used her rather antiquated GPS and also asked a passer by! (🤞she got safely back to the neighborhood taxi stand). A short walk to the local Tabac to inquire and a trip one stop back on the metro line for us to get going! A little travel adventure🙃
There are going to be a lot of Giardino (Garden) photos. It’s hard to try to put some form to the experience. It’s an expansive garden that used water in pretty magical ways (from music to drainage of a decorative nature). It was overcast but really quite nice. Relaxed – a good break from city exploration. Here we go:
The centerpiece of the garden is the Fontana dell’Organo (Organ or hydraulic fountain). Gorgeous just to look at, it opened to play music – a major accomplishment in 1572 by French designers.
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