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The Colosseum and uni enrollments... why not
After waking up ridiculously early on a couch (thank goodness for air conditioning) I pottered around the room doing those random chores that require doing on a holiday, until finally breakfast rolled around. After the usual continental breakfast we all rugged up for another day's adventure.
It felt like I was finally (well it felt like …
Ever seen it rain in the Pantheon?
Whilst I had decided that I was over the contiki cough, it appeared that the contiki cough decided it wasn't done with me. But, I was going to Rome! It was one of two places that I had wanted to visit for as long as I could remember, so I was understandably excited that we were finally on our way. The only downside to the whole day (so far) was …
Not apart for long
... Brilliant, and the statues were cool to see in the day. We only came at night last time.
From here I walked to the Tiber down along the banks and across it to Castel Sant'Angelo, where I walked to the shady spots behind it and sat in the cool shade of the pine trees. Whew! it is becoming warmer. I was beginning to get hungry so decided to walk to the Piazza de Popolo and have some lunch in a pizzeria I'd seen earlier. ...
Borghese Gallery and Appian Way/Catacombs
... went for gelato at Giolitti for the last time - I think one of the things I'm going to miss the most is walking around after dinner when it's getting cooler and getting dessert. So now, it's 9:45 PM and we're totally packed up - we're getting picked up at 6:00 AM, and nineteen hours later, we'll be home! :-) and :-( As Carmello would sing, "Arrivederci, Roma!" (something is wrong with the pictures and the app keeps getting stuck, so I'll fix them when I get ...
When in Roma
... let us keep our back packs there while we toured the city for the day. We set off to see the Colosseum first because it was only a short walk from our hostel. We were able to cut the long lines with our "Roma Pass" which gave us access to the bus and metro as well.
We then walked to the Pantheon, went by the Trevi Fountain again during the day, and concluded our touristy-ness with a visit to the ...