r o m e p t II

On the second day in Rome, we tried to wake up early... but our bodies wouldn't let us. Funny story that happened that night but I won't share that on the blog lol. Anyway, not my proudest moment, let's just leave it at that.

We had ticket reservations for the Colosseum at 9:30am so we headed out to Rome Termini and grabbed some espresso and pain au chocolat on the way out. The Colosseum is huge and so iconic. Seeing it with my own eyes really made me think of the movie Gladiator - easily one of my favorite all time movies. The chants of Maximus, Maximus, Maximus rung through my mind at that instant lol. I'm a geek I know.

You could see the cells hidden underneath the Colosseum floor.. you could imagine that this was where the gladiators or prisoners were kept. It was really neat to see. After this, we continued to walk the rest of the city and saw the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain (we had to take the tourist photo of us tossing the coin into the fountain), and the Pantheon. So much history to this place... The good thing was that you could just walk around and see it all by foot.

Oh and before I get to the pictures, you really have to try the gelato at Il Gelato San Crispino. They have a good selection and the flavors I chose were delicious :D Pistachio and stracciatella... mm...

Overall this was a great weekend getaway. 2 Days in Rome isn't enough unless you're ok with just seeing the surface of the city. But if you are a museum buff and want to appreciate the Vatican Museum for instance.. you could easily use 4 days. A word of caution though... I'll say this honestly: Beware of the pick pockets in Rome. They are abundant so keep an eye on everything you have on you (ie. nothing in your back pockets and make sure your bag is where you can see it. Secondly, people here were rude and on many occasions made tourists like myself look at them in awe as they scuffed at people for asking simple questions. Not everyone is like this by any means but you should just be aware.