A Valentine's Day Coincidence

On Tuesday, Christina and I decided we would take a brief excursion before our classes began for the day. Last week I was telling her how I wanted to be like Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday and put my hand in the Bocca della Vierta, "The Mouth of Truth". She had gone there for her on-site class recently, so she agreed to be my tour guide. We meandered over and waited in line to take our picture with some Italian school children. I got to have my Audrey Hepburn moment. It was brief, but I still got it. After snapping the photo, we wandered inside the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, the building the mouth is attached to. While walking around the church I noticed a box containing a skull in a chapel on the left-hand side. I looked and saw that the box contained the relics of St. Valentine. What a coincidence! On Valentine's Day, I find the remains of the saint the day is named after! Who would have thought? It was an interesting start to the day.

The Temple of Hercules, located across the road from the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin 

It didn't bite my hand off, great sign

St. Valentine on his special day

Ponte Rotto, the "Broken Bridge"