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The room which I occupied during the days I spent in St. John & Paul's was on the top floor and I think my window was the one to the right of the tall tree. The view from the window was of the garden and the Park beyond. Years ago, when I studied in Rome, I had lived on the same floor but on the other side of the wing which forms a part of the quadrangle of the house. |
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Waking in the morning, this was the view from my window. Each hour the light made different patterns on the trunks of the umbrella palms. The gardens were full of birds and the song of sparrows wakened me while all day long the sky was swept by the gleaming wings of the swifts. The building on the extreme left is part of an old aqueduct. Centuries past, a cavern in the brickwork was occupied by St. John of Matha. Now there is a tiny chapel which is occasionally opened for visitors. The circular building near to it is the Church of San Stefano Rotondo. Away back in 1952 it was already closed for restoration. During this visit I was able to see inside where the work of restoration is yet in progress. |
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