Today just might have been the coolest day yet. This afternoon we were given a tour of some of the odder aspects of the American Academy in Rome. The coolest part, however, was climbing down a manhole in the cryptoporticus of the Academy to an ancient Roman aqueduct. Given that the professor wasn't actually with us, I made this fabulous, high-quality video, which I am sharing with you. Now THIS is pretty cool! Not the sort of thing you get to do on your typical trip to Italy! But you can't just stop there! No! After we climbed out of the ancient abyss we joined the AAR fellows for proper afternoon tea in one of the salons off the inner courtyard. So surreal -- it looked like something straight out of the New Yorker. My Grandmother Edith would be so proud.
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