Getting into Rome via public transport is
an experience all in itself. There are
no timetables and the buses and trams are absolutely packed. We all got split up getting on the bus today,
Nicolette and I at the back with the little kids and Allan and Taylor squashed
in the middle with the buggy. Because we
had the little kids when some woman pushed their way onto the bus other people
started yelling because we had ‘Bambini’s’ with us. It was all a bit exciting, we were just glad
that no fights broke out. Getting off
the bus was also fun; we managed to get off at the Coliseum while Allan and
Taylor were so packed on that they couldn’t get off. It was all a good laugh; we just did some
shopping while we waited for them to return.
Today was off to the Roman Forum.
We had no idea how big it was.
The Forum is located in the valley between the Palatine hill and the
Capitoline hills; it was once the centre of commerce, markets, gladiator
matches, government, trials, public speeches and so on. It is now a sprawling valley of fantastic
ruins. Everywhere you look is something
else to see, there was so much to take in.
We were constantly amazed at the sheer size of the statues and
temples. We can’t even begin to imagine
the amount of time and effort (slavery) was put into making everything in
ancient Rome. Last Easter Granddad sent
a little bunny home with Taylor for Leo.
Bunny has been a very special friend for the past year, unfortunately
bunny was thrown over a wall and ended up inside a horse/chariot stadium, he
did not return home with us much to Leo’s distress! It was hot and sunny at the
forum, it took us most of the day to get around. Following the Forum we made our way to
Vittoriano Emmanuel II a huge white monument made of pure white marble. Once again another giant monument with
another cool cathedral. There were 100’s
of steps leading up and around the monument, Leo was crashed out in the buggy
so we took this one in shifts because we didn’t want to carry him all through
the building. From here we walked down to the Pantheon being continually amazed
by every building and corner that we looked around. By the time we arrived the Pantheon was
closed, so we put this on the list to come back and visit. Next was lunch/dinner (5pm) we usually pack a
lunch and are home for dinner, but it has been tricky with all of the public
holidays to go to the supermarket. We
found a funky little restaurant that didn’t seem like a tourist trap and
enjoyed some Italian lasagne for our meal. After our meal we visited some
random Cathedral that was open, Taylor counted over 200 cathedrals just in the
tourist area. Once again it was very
impressive with huge marble pillars and structures. Before the day ended we walked a little
further to the Trevi fountain. The Trevi
is 26m high and 20m wide, it was completely packed with people. Corban almost went in head first and Taylor
threw a coin over her shoulder into the water (apparently this is what you do
if you want to return to Rome). Another
great day, we all had tired sore feet, were exhausted and ready to tackle the
bus home. We took 490 photos today!!
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