Roman Colosseum

Our day started off with a bit of rain so while we had the best intentions we didn't stay out for very long.  We retreated back to our hotel and played cards/waited out the rain until lunch.  By then it cleared up a bit so we were hopeful that we'd be able to get out and see what we wanted for the day.

We started our trek out towards the Colosseum for lunch thinking it would only take 15-20 minutes for us to get there.  Little did we know that we would get super lost and that it would take us over an hour and a half to reach our destination.  I'm pretty sure we walked around in circles a bit before finding our way because we're really not that far from where we wanted to be.  Needless to say, lunch was fabulous if only because of the fact that we waited so long to get it.  We ate near where we had had dinner the night before and once again it was fabulous.  We took our time, enjoyed the atmosphere (a stereotypical Italian waiter went around the restaurant singing while cleaning up, etc. which was fun), and cherished the seats we were perched on.

Afterwards we decided we wanted to try and get into the Colosseum because so far we had only been around the perimeter of it.  It was great because as we walked up and were snapping a few photos we were approached by someone who asked if we spoke English.  When we said yes, he said that a tour was just starting and that we could join if we wanted to.  We paid to do so which not only allowed us to skip the massive line getting into the place but made the walk around the interior much more colorful because we learned many amazing facts along the way.  It took just over an hour and I think we were both satisfied when it was over.

By that time it was getting late/dark so we got a 24-hour metro pass and got back to our room.  After relaxing for a little while we found dinner close to where we are staying.  It was a salad/pizza place and it was pretty good and very cheap (yay!).  We stayed at the table and played cards for over an hour before getting up to leave.  We wanted to try and find a mini-mart of some kind  but everything around us was closed so we were out of luck.  We got back to the room and I read while Kenny played a game on his computer and before we knew it we were both out cold.  These long days really catch up to us in the evening, which I guess is good; early to bed, early to rise :)