Our week has included trips to the Roman Forum; the Colosseum; the Pantheon; the Baths of Caracalla and Diocletian; the Ara Pacis; the Castel Sant'Angelo; the Spanish Steps; Piazza Novella (with Bernini's fountain of the four rivers); Trajan's column, markets and forum; the Vatican (including the Sistene Chapel); the Trevi Fountain; the Palatine Hill; Popolo Piazza and churches; and shopping on a Saturday night with all the Italians along Via del Corso. For relaxing we spent a day at the beach at Lido which was fabulous!
It has been pretty hot most days, and we have taken to relaxing during the heat of the day before venturing out in the evenings again. All the Italians are very brown, but they seem to dress as though it's not hot at all - while all the tourists are stripped to as few clothes as possible, all the Italians are wearing long pants and shirts and shoes - we feel a little obvious in our tevas and shorts...
We have had some pretty funny buying experiences - they manage to turn very logical systems into what seems like chaos, although everyone ends up with what they want in the end. For example, buying olives or meat from the deli involves competing with the donnas who like to order mounds and mounds of freshly-sliced prosciutto etc at a time.
We are planning on going to Ostia (the ancient port of Rome) tomorrow and will try to avoid the queue to St Peters by going early one morning before we leave Rome. Next stop: Sorrento on the Amalfi Coast.
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Reuben in front of the Castel Sant'Angelo
The ocula in the Pantheon and a view of the Roman forum
Roman building facade and Reuben in front of the Trevi Fountain
At the baths of Caracalla - this place was enormous!
Inside the Colosseum
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