Finally, after hours of messing around with airplane tickets and this and that, we were in Rome. We found our apartment and settled in.
We had to get an early start to the day as we had a guided tour to the Colosseum. I didnt realize but the tour included the Forum and Palatine Hill as well. I had thought that wed take in the Forum and Palatine Hill in the afternoon so this was a pleasant surprise.
The tour was a tour, going thru the Forum, Palatine Hill and the Colosseum but it could have lasted a couple of hours longer. We didnt go thru nearly enough for me. Alas. I may try to go back while we are here.
Wed wanted to include in our tour, the underground of the Colosseum. Unfortunately, due to Covid, repairs did not start in time, so that portion remains closed. We did get to go out onto the Arena though and could look down into underground. Visible was the lift that was reconstructed to bring animals up to the arena floor.
The Forum and Colosseum are amazing, Ive been there before so, knew what to expect, but each time is breathtaking. And with this trip, there were so few people.
The days are getting warmer, low 90s and super humid. Its hard to run around seeing sites all day, when all we want to do is sleep or sit and drink frozen coffee in the afternoon. The Italians have a good plan: go out early, nap in the afternoon, then go out in the evening and night.
As the evening starts the restaurants set up on nearly every street. Around our house they are open until 12 midnight. You can hear people talking and eating after the sun starts to go down.
