Antiquities day

The Coliseum, the Forum and a couple of other ruins; that was the first part of the day.  A very hot day and we were almost done in but we persevered and saw it all.

A view of the Forum

Starting the day on the streetcar we then found the bus stop and alighted at the Coliseum. The problem with Rome and the guide books don't tell you this is that there are very few signs on the ground so one does get lost easily. We did quite often. Anyway back to our day, we got past the lineups, signed up for  a guided tour and proceeded to roam around the Coliseum. Thirty minutes later we were on our own. Finding the exit was tough - bad signage - we moved to the Forum. Another wrong turn and the Main entrance to the Forum was missed. A few more walks and we were in.

At the end of the Forum we were supposed to find steps to take us to the Capitol Hill but excavations blocked us and we were stymied again. As we wanted to visit the Mamertine Prison we had to walk around the long way, getting there we claimed to be over 65 to get the seniors discount and we were in.

Cries of "No more ruins or stones" we found refuge in a restaurant, did I tell you folks that the midday meal is the big one over here, Well we had a big one and a few brewskies. to boot Just enough to set off for more shopping - we found it and the women were off. Purses and boots were the options of the day. As I told Doreen last night - "You do the shopping and I'll do the drinking" So far the bargain is holding up!