Day 2 - Rome

Today went much better than yesterday. Mainly because of the amount of sleep we got.

We started off with breakfast at the hotel. Then we made our way to the Forum. Very cool place. We saw the Temple of Julius Caesar. This is where his body was burned after his assassination. I'm glad that we had the Rick Steve's Italy book with us. It really helped out in identifying everything. It explained Vestal Virgins, Caligula's Palace, the Arch of Titus, and various other ruins in the area..

After the Forum, we made our way to the Colosseum. We paid extra for the english speaking tour guide because the line was way too long to wait in. Paying for the guide got us in right away. We stayed with the tour for about 30 minutes, got the info we wanted, and went out to explore the rest of the Colosseum by ourselves.

I was able to take quite a few pictures of the Colosseum as well as the Forum. I just wish I could show them too you. As soon as I get a faster connection (or even just free dialup), I'll post them then.

Upon leaving the Colosseum, we had lunch, then we made our way to the Trevi Fountain. There were probably more people there than at any of the other places we went. Lots of people.

We've gotten much more confident at crossing the streets of Rome. Apparently, you just start crossing. The cars and mopeds just stop if your in their way. If your not, they just keep on going. Its scary at first, but you get used to the feeling that you might get run over. By law, they have to stop. If they hit you, they loose their license. Not sure what you get if your hit though.

By now, we were getting pretty tired and decided to head back to the hotel for a break.

On our way back, we passed by the Pantheon and stopped for a few minutes to check out the inside.

In all, it was a pretty good day.