April 16, 2026
The Pantheon (1/2)
After the breakfast, we went to the Pantheon. We hadn't booked any tickets in advance and decided to come just about the opening hour, at 9 am. There were three long lines on the piazza in front of it, and they looked quite intimidating. Surprisingly, the line to the ticket office was shorter than the line for people who have made an online reservation. Moreover, our line was moving much faster! In five minutes, we were already inside the Pantheon. There, you could see some interesting machines flanking the walls. If you insert two euros in one of them, you will get to watch a couple of videos about the Pantheon's history and architecure.
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After the breakfast, we went to the Pantheon.
After breakfast, we went to the Pantheon.
We don't use "the" with breakfast (or lunch or dinner for that matter) unless referring to a specific breakfast. Since this is your first mention of the breakfast, you can either use no article or "a." Usually I only see "a" used if there are other descriptors involved, such as "After a quick breakfast." (in which case saying "After quick breakfast" sounds strange, as though "quick breakfast" is some universally established concept)
We hadn't booked any tickets in advance and decided to come at just about the opening hour, [at] 9 am. We hadn't booked any tickets in advance and decided to come at just about the opening hour, [at] 9 am.
There were three long lines on the piazza in front of it, and they looked quite intimidating.
Surprisingly, the line to the ticket office was shorter than the line for people who haved made an online reservation.
Surprisingly, the line to the ticket office was shorter than the line for people who had made an online reservation.
Since this whole event takes place in the past, and the reservations took place in the past relative to the event, use past perfect
Moreover, our line was moving much faster!
In five minutes, we were already inside the Pantheon.
There, youwe could see some interesting machines flanking the walls.
There, we could see some interesting machines flanking the walls.
Switching to second person for this sentence sounds a little weird, but if you want to stick with it I think this sounds a little more natural:
"Once you're inside, you can see some interesting machines flanking the walls."
If you insert two euros in one of them, you wi'll get to watch a couple of videos about the Pantheon's history and architecture.
If you insert two euros in one of them, you'll get to watch a couple of videos about the Pantheon's history and architecture.
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Wow, I need to use this secret technique when I maybe one day visit Rome... the long lost art of buying tickets in person...
April 17, 2026
After the breakfast, we went to the Pantheon.
We don't use "the" with breakfast (or lunch or dinner for that matter) unless referring to a specific breakfast. Since this is your first mention of the breakfast, you can either use no article or "a." Usually I only see "a" used if there are other descriptors involved, such as "After a quick breakfast." (in which case saying "After quick breakfast" sounds strange, as though "quick breakfast" is some universally established concept)
Since this is a series of posts, I was talking about a specific breakfast from the previous text.
As always, I greatly appreciate your detailed feedback!
BTW, this secret strategy only seems to work with smaller museums. We were at the Borghese Gallery today and waited more than 40 minutes to get our "last minute" tickets. But we did try to book these almost two months in advance - unsuccessfuly, everything was already booked out.
April 17, 2026
I thought that might be the case, so (somewhat embarrassingly) I looked at your previous posts, but I didn't see any breakfast mentioned... >_<
My pleasure, Lerner.
Oh darn... I do want to see the Pantheon though, that massive dome and the method of its construction has always fascinated me!
April 18, 2026
I thought that might be the case, so (somewhat embarrassingly) I looked at your previous posts, but I didn't see any breakfast mentioned... >_< My pleasure, Lerner. Oh darn... I do want to see the Pantheon though, that massive dome and the method of its construction has always fascinated me!
Haha, I must have changed my previous post a bit. The Orzo one was intended as a breakfast post, but I thought that it would be too banal and so I limited it to just coffee. Apologies 😀
April 18, 2026
Aah okay, hehe.
The Pantheon (1/2)
After the breakfast, we went to the Pantheon.
We hadn'’t booked any tickets in advance and decided to comarrive just abroutnd the opening hourtime, at 9 a.m.
We hadn’t booked any tickets in advance and decided to arrive just around the opening time, at 9 a.m.
There were three long lines oin the piazza in front of it, and they looked quite intimidating.
There were three long lines in the piazza in front of it, and they looked quite intimidating.
Surprisingly, the line tofor the ticket office was shorter than the line for people who haved made an online reservation.
Surprisingly, the line for the ticket office was shorter than the line for people who had made an online reservation.
Moreover, our line was moving much faster!
IWithin five minutes, we were already inside the Pantheon.
Within five minutes, we were already inside the Pantheon.
There, you could see some interesting machines flankialong the walls.
There, you could see some interesting machines along the walls.
If you insert two euros into one of them, you will get tocan watch a couple of videos about the Pantheon'’s history and architecture.
If you insert two euros into one of them, you can watch a couple of videos about the Pantheon’s history and architecture.
April 17, 2026
Many thanks!
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We hadn't booked any tickets in advance and decided to come just about the opening hour, at 9 am.
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Surprisingly, the line to the ticket office was shorter than the line for people who have made an online reservation.
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There, you could see some interesting machines flanking the walls.
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