Saturday, December 14, 2013

ANGELS & DEMONS

I love it when an author, under his notes states, " References to all works of art, tombs, tunnels, and architecture in Rome are entirely factual (as are their exact locations).  They can still be seen today.
The brotherhood of the Illuminati is also factual."
 Dan Brown's ANGELS & DEMONS  has the main setting in Rome.  My sister & I spent only four full days in Rome, but no one covers more territory than my sis and I.  We stayed at the Daphne Inn, Piazza Barberini, between the Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain.  We had our best meal sitting outside at Piazza Navona, then wound our way around the Night Walk route, leading to the Pantheon and eventually back to our Inn's alleyway.  In St. Peter's Basilica we found the unmarked stairs leading down to where the  Popes lay.  In other words, though we didn't plan it, our hunting grounds were those of this book.  We loved every minute and probably saw and did more than most people in two weeks.
So do I recommend this book?  If you love history, art, symbology, codes, secret societies, then you will enjoy it as much as I.


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