Antiquarium and Arch of Titus Rome

Our Rome part of the trip didn't start off too well. We had a late flight and when we arrived at our apartment, the person handing over the keys stunk like a brewery and the apartment wasn't exactly up to my mum's standard. In fairness it wasn't that it was a run down apartment, which it was, it was more that it was dirty and the electricity kept …

Moving south, our travels continued into the heart of the former Holy Roman Empire – Rome. Some cities have ruins in tiny little sectors, but here it's quite the opposite. Stepping off the metro and into the middle of ancient Rome, a massive marble mass otherwise known as the Coliseum greets the crowds. Finding our hotel a few hundred meters …

If I were to list off everything we saw today, and the history associated with it, I could probably take up nearly a whole book. Ancient Rome has history, thats why there is entire courses at uni dedicated to the subject. So I shall only run through a very brief part of it, the highlights of my highlights tour if you will. I don't have a job I …

Today was our first full day in Rome and we made the most of it. We started with a walking tour of the main sites in Rome. It was crazy and I didn't have much water on me, not a good idea! We saw Marcus Aurelias' Column, Trajan's Column & Forum, the other Roman Forum and the Colosseum. I was rather underwhelmed by the colosseum, it wasn't quite …