Here are some more photos from our trip: Tuscanny, David, our first cup of capuccino, and the Colloseum
We arrived in Rome without incident this morning. The train ride was about an hour and a half.
After we checked in, we walked to the Colloseum. Oh my gosh, is it incredible! The photo above was taken with my cell phone and uploaded to this blog. Michelle has many more pictures from several angles.
The colloseum is a part of a larger area that includes the palatino and the forum. The entire area is the historic city center of Rome. A lot of the city has been excavated and is in bits and pieces. But one can easily imagine how impressive ancient Rome was. We spent 4 hours touring this entire area. It is a rocky area with lots of steps, you need to be in good shape with good balance.
We are tired! The temperatures are warm around 85 degrees and very sunny. Our first impressions of Rome are quite positive. Like any large city it is noisy but the views from the hills are spectacular.
Tomorrow we will visit the Spanish steps and the Trevi Fountain.
Believe it or not we had chinese for dinner, taking one night off from Italian.
Ciao!
Wow, you sound like you are having a ball, but be careful of pick-
ReplyDeletepockets while you are in Rome...it is notorious for theft...Rome, the
eternal city...will you be going to the Vatican??? It is awesome...
have a gelato on me...only Jews would eat Chinese in Italy!!!!
I understand there is a jewish area in rome w/some kosher restaurants...
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