After walking for about 3 hours yesterday, we made the mistake of returning to the hotel in the late afternoon to "rest" our feet and watch the Giro. Almost 3 hours later, we woke up confused and hungry. Not to worry, we went back out for a nice dinner and bottle of wine on Via Veneto. Thanks to our prime hotel location, this added another 3 miles to our mileage for the day because someone is too cheap to spring for a taxi (on the plus side, April has plenty of stores to choose from to purchase the necessary items for her hair). We also learned that 3 course meals are 2 too many for April.By the time we got home and went to sleep we figured everything was set for our 9AM tour of the Coliseum and other ruins, but our cat nap earlier in the day came back to punish us as we both woke up at about 3 and couldn't fall asleep again until after 5:30. Of course, just earlier in the day Tom jinxed us by proclaiming that he never gets jet lagged (which he still stands by).
So after waking up late, we had to double time it down to the Coliseum for our near personal tour (only one other couple). The guide was kind of strange, but he was very thorough. It ended up as a pretty great experience and we're excited about tomorrow's tour of the vatican from the same company. The ruins were fantastic, but we still had trouble figuring out what was from the Roman Empire and what was added later because they kept building churches amongst the original ruins. The size of the buildings is pretty amazing especially considering they did it with only manual labor. We also learned that Tom would have been likely sold into slavery as a Gladiator. According to the guide, that often happened to the husky boys. He probably wouldn't have lasted long.
Some other notes on Rome, jaywalking is not only allowed, but apparently encouraged. This is greatly appreciated coming from LA where most people dare not cross once the light starts blinking. Food service here is pretty quick, which is a huge plus compared to our previous adventures in Europe. The weather has been great - mid 70's and it looks like we are in store for another gellato-day tomorrow!
Finally, we've been in Rome for 2 full days and we've yet to swat one baby down, but we remain at the ready!
2 comments:
I believe there's gotta be a street called via Principe Eugenio near the Termini. You should check it out :)
Which hotel are you staying at?
If you two want to see something a little different than the traditional sites, check out Santa Maria Concezione. It is located off of Piazza Barberini at Via Veneto 27. Downstairs in the catacombs you can see the skeletons of over 4000 monks. Pretty creepy, but impressive nonetheless.
Hope you are enjoying the trip. I can't wait to hear about the Wilier bikes.
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