Good news I survived the second night from the hostel from hell and spent a wonderful day wondering Erin’s route of Rome. She has officially been named my tour guide Barbie for this trip. Today, Erin and I walked a massive loop of the southern part of the city and saw as many of the touristy spots that we could possibly find.
We first started with the pyramid?
(Some aristocrat had his grave made into a pyramid and I kind of still wish that this was a pyramid in Egypt, but this will have to do for now.)
Found a random market on the way to the Janiculum Hill.
After finally reaching the top of the hill, I had an amazing view of the city where I also found a beautiful fountain, a wedding, part of the Italian army and a couple of models and the Tempietto in the church of San Pietro in Montorio.
(Look left, army trouper. Look right, models on a photo shoot)
From there we wandered towards the other side of the river, where we found an island in the center of the river with a castle. Erin beat me to the punch and called dibs on the castle for her future home, but its no problem because I totally call Versailles.
And then because of the movie Roman Holiday we had to go to Santa Maria in Cosemdin just to take our photo with the Bocco della Verità (the mouth of truth). The legend is that any liar who puts his hand into the mouth will have it bitten off, so good news, I still have both of my hands!
For lunch Erin and I found a bench overlooking the Circus Maximus and the ancient imperial palaces. Needless to say our view of Rome overshadowed our traditional bread and cheese lunch that we are beginning to grow sick of.
And then it was just a quick walk to the Colesseum, where we spent the rest of the afternoon!
(I overheard this little boy in the Coliseum ask his father if there were any cats there. His father told him that there were no longer any animals in the building...he was WRONG! There were two kitties lounging in the Coliseum entrance. That little boy wasn't crazy. hah)
As we tired ourselves out, we needed to refuel at dinner at the Piazza Navone, where we tried bruschetta, pear juice and Italian pizza. It was delicious, but the best parts of dinner were watching the nuns next to us drink a bottle of wine and the muscians in the plaza serenading us with American rock.
After dinner it was a quick exploration of the area on the way to the metro, where we found the Spanish steps.
It was another perfect day in Rome and I hope that the last is just as great!
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