Galleria Borghese
one of the best parts about living in Rome (other than, you know, just living in Rome ) is that we don't have to try to cram everything in to one week. we can wait for the most opportune time to visit a particular sight. and the most opportune time to visit Rome's museums was the Settimana della Cultura (Culture Week) in March, when the vast majority of both state-owned and privately owned museums were free to the public! Cecilia and i visited the Palazzo Barberini together, and we got the whole family together to visit the Borghese Galleries later that week. the Galleria Borghese is a meticulously curated collection of sculptures and paintings in the Villa Borghese park, Rome's version of Central Park. this art gallery is relatively small compared to the giant Capitoline or Vatican Museums, and they only sell 360 tickets per two-hour time slot so it's much less of a zoo. even during the free week, you had to book ahead (with a €2 per person reservation fee) and the s