5 Sept 08 Today we opted to go straight to the Borghese Gardens, the northeast side. It was in much better condition. We hired bikes for €4.00 each and rode around. Note: very hilly so Liam struggled. Liam found a musical stepping toy at the small playground, and further down by a small lake we watched the filming of a movie called something-Grand Amore. Of course we had a gelati at the gardens! €3.00 ea outside the Zoo. Next a bus to Barberini Piazza, and then a short walk through town and over the Ponte Umberto to the Castel St Angelo. There was a small market beside the river selling some souvenirs, turkish scarves, dried fruits and lollies, and so on. I bought a collection of dried kiwifruit, papaya, mango, ginger, melon, prune, apricot, kumquat, cherries
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