Saturday, March 05, 2005
Roma


We arrived in Rome on Saturday morning around 11 am. After retrieving our luggage we headed out for our introductory bus tour of Rome. The drive into the city was rather underwhelming, as we viewed many run-down apartment buildings with laundry strung out on the line and what appeared to be junk yards galore. (I suspect that this area of the city is not as well preserved as its ancient buildings!) We were excited to learn that our tour included a walking tour of the Colosseum with an English-speaking guide named Marinella, which commenced after we enjoyed our first Roman food: a pastrami-like sandwich for Mark and a doughnut for me. : )

The weather was chilly (40s) and windy, though the sunshine warmed our faces as we walked around the Colosseum, Forum, and a few of the other Roman ruins. It was amazing to see such large, thousand-year-old structures littered throughout downtown Rome. They seemed to pop up around every corner! We retired to our hotel room after an early dinner of what I refer to as “Spaghettio pizza” (Roman tomato sauces are not my favorite due to their lack of substance and watery taste) and slept soundly for 12 hours. Thanks to a comprehensive hotel map we decided to spend Day 2 walking throughout Rome and taking in the many, many sights.

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