Villa Borghese Gardens, Rome, Italy

Two months ago now I created a list of ten places I want to go around the world and ten activities I would like to do in each place. The next one on the list is a picnic at the Villa Borghese Gardens in Rome, Italy. Like before, we will start with the hotel accomodations. I decided upon the Hotel Ariston because it is right next to a train station and because it is hoghly rated in it's reviews. Since I don't like to dwell on the hotel too much, let us move on to the main event.
Villa Borghese Gardens are said to be a breathe of fresh air for Rome. For the picnic, I would stop by a salumi shoppe and go to pick up some bread to make sandwiches from a local farmers' market. There are many gardens within the overall park but I would go lunch at the Secret Gardens because it is charming and just the name is alluring. I would also make a point to stop by the Temple of Diana before leaving these gardens. The Temple of Diana was built in 1789 and originally housed a statue of Diana, goddess of the hunt.
Among the Gardens, Rome has much more to offer a traveler. However, I am not one to follow the touristy path, so I would go a more... unique root. I would go to see the Pasquino, or Rome's Talking Statue. In the 16th to 19th century, many people used statues as a way to express their political discontent by writing insults on a piece of paper and hanging around the statue. The word "Pasquinate"  means pasquinade in English, or a satire posted in a public place. The statue derived its name from this word and even today the statue still shows the policital past and present of its city.