Buona Sera a tutti!!
Today we had a veeery leisurely breakfast with many fruits and our usual cappuccino e cornetto, then we had a "light" lunch of Penne Carbonara e una insalata con una mozzarella fresca!
Around 2:00 we caught the bus and headed into the center of the city to the Colosseum to visit and see an exhibit dedicated to the Emperor who built the Colosseum. The Colosseum got its name from the Colossus (large) statues that were there. The statues no longer exist in their entirety, but we did see parts of them. I also learned a new word for the entrances into the stadiums where people come from below to find their seats - the Romans called these areas "Vomitarium" - literally vomit people!
We then headed to the Palantine Hill and Roman Forum for a leisurely walk on the Via Sacra. It seems that the archeological digs keep growing and growing, especially now that they are building a new subway line - linea "C". Since our feet were killing all of us, we headed toward the Campidoglio and Piazza Venezia to get our bus home.
Once we figured out how the automatic ticket machines work, we waited about 5 minutes for our bus to come. When it arrived the driver parked it and took a break....and 10 minutes later we were off! It always amazes me when we go over the Tiber River and see the Castel San Angelo, the Vatican and the surrounding area. It is soo beautiful!
When we got to our stop I said goodbye to my friends and headed towards the shoe store! OMG I found so many shoes that I wanted to try on, but my feet were killing me so I decided to wait until Tuesday when Josie can come with me for advice. I then passed a Cartoleria where I bought some games/puzzles but did not find pencils with names on - yet!! I crossed the street and went to the fruttivendolo to get some fruit for dinner. I bought 5 large white figs and 2 huge Roman peaches for 2.04 Euros! Oh how good they are!!
And here I am - 8:20 in the evening, thinking about my kids, my friends and my family and trying to breathe in as much of Wonderful Rome as I can.
Here is the promised picture of Piazza San Pietro, where we plan to attend mass tomorrow.
ok, we need pictures from a Mozzarella factory, limoncello factory, capuchin monastery and the trevi fountain. Looks really nice there....we are under a bit of rain!
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