It’s Nancy and Mike’s first full day I’m Rome so it’s time to get out there and explore. We started by walking to the Pantheon. We went through the Jewish Ghetto on our way.
When we arrived at the Pantheon we were greeted by a fellow trying to sell us a guided tour of the Pantheon. We had breakfast in the square and agreed that we wanted to take the tour.
It turned out that 12 other people wanted to take the tour too. Our guide was very knowledgeable and her English was great. We learned a lot about the history of the Pantheon and the buildings surrounding it. Here are some pictures.
After the tour we walked over to the Trevi Fountain. Following tradition and to assure our return to Rome, we all threw a coin in over over our shoulders and made a wish (some of us more joyishly than others).
It was time to walk toward to the Colosseum for our 2:55 entrance time. On the way we had lunch at a little sideway cafe. We arrived a little early so we had to wait to get into the Colosseum. Once inside we listened to Rick Steves’ audio tour and tried to imagine what it was like in it’s prime. Hard not to think about all the people killed there in horrible ways. Here are some pictures.
Our Colosseum tickets also gave us access to the Forum which is right across the square so we went to the Forum. Rick and I had been to the Forum 5 years ago when we were last in Rome. We didn’t have a guide so it was just a bunch of Roman ruins. This time we had a Rick Steves’ audio guide and it made a lot more sense. It really helped us imagine what Rome was like 2,000 years ago. Here are some pictures (sorry no audio guide).
On our way back to the apartment we walked by Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II, a monument built in honor of Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy, located in Rome, Italy.
That evening we stopped in the main area of Trastevere for a drink and some people watching. Then we did a little grocery shopping and went back to the apartment for pasta with pesto. 😋
We walked 22,430 steps or 12 miles. Here’s the result. 😉
