Roaming Roma

Our choice of travel to Rome was a train ride... through hell. We thought a sleeper would be a good idea. It wasn't. Especially when we shared with 4 other people (actually very lovely young couples from Hong Kong). The beds were short, narrow and very hard. Not conducive to sleep.

Upon arrival we were greeted by a local who offered cheap accommodation close by, which in our sleep deprived state we gladly accepted. It was close to everything we had planned to see, and after a morning nap we went for a walk to the Font di Trevi. Here we had breakfast/lunch and enjoyed the fountain with a serving of gelati... when in Rome...

Inside the Colosseum

Our next stop on our walking trip was the Colosseum, where we had arrived too late for the guided tour. After sitting down to recover from the heat of the day (and refreshing ourselves with ice tea, which we were soon to become addicted to) we went to the entrance with the view to buy a ticket for the next day. As it turned out, we had a look around the Colosseum that afternoon before heading back to our hotel. Traditional Italian pizza was for dinner -yum!

We awoke to a rainy day. The first point on our agenda was to return to the Colosseum, where Minor Mishap #7 occurred. We then moved on to the Roman Forum and Palatino where we bumped into our train buddies from Hong Kong. After we chatted and commented on the improbability of seeing them again, we parted ways and headed for the Pantheon followed by Navino Square and finally back to the hotel via Font di Trevi again.

Inside the Roman Forum

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