Colombo 112 Rome
Via Cristoforo Colombo 112 Rome, Lazio, 00147, Italy
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Another big read so much to do and so little time
... by the receptionist at the hotel for our last meal on this trip together. Another great night with great company, nice food and wine and an early night after the past 2 weeks. Tonight we said goodbye to Megan and Nick as they had an early tour booked for the morning.
We'd like to thank the Melbourne Mafia connection for allowing us to join their trip and the wonderful experience we have had and the many laughs (great stress releif) A trip to remember xxxxxxxxx x 2 with hugs. ...
What? We only have two days in Rome?
... and I am so glad I was able to experience it all - seeing the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's are things that you learn about but never know if you'll actually get to see them. The tour itself was exhausting. I think we were in there for about three hours and it was so crowded with group after group of tours.
Although it was tempting to call it a day after all of that, since we knew we were on a limited schedule, we decided to forge on and ...
First 10 days in the Eternal City
... in the search of a "codice fiscale", a type of social security number assigned to everyone staying more than a few months in Italy and necessary for filling out any kind of paperwork. After taking some time finding said office, we found a scene of chaos and disorganisation like no other! Queues everywhere, I finally found out where I needed to go and what needed to be done, except the person I needed to deal with was some stressed-out dragon lady having a go ...
Sell the vatican... feed the world!
... over the world I think...
Then to the Colossuem and it was amazing! I usually avoid the audio tours but in the Colosseum it was worth it... because the place is quite sparse on information without it, you either need a tour or an audio guide (although it did get slightly confusing at points with not co-inciding with the map!)... Seeing this place where so many people came to watch animals and people maim, disfigure and kill each other was a bit weird... I know it was ...
Roma, Polizia and Nazis'
... google “celebrity at Roma Bvlgari store” and help solve this mystery!
Anyway back to the crypt, this thing was seriously creepy. The Capuccian Crypt has the bones of 4,000 monks arranged in these wonderfully upbeat patterns in 4 different rooms. Amazing site to see, if your into dead people art work.
Random side story 2: When heading back to the hotel, we ran into this crazy street protest. My Italian is a little rusty but ...


