....but it felt like we saw it all in one day! Talk about a whirlwind day...we had a long one today. We started at the catacombs of St. Calisto and walked through the underground burial of thousands of early Christians. The tombs were pretty interesting, but a bit eerie knowing that so many people had been buried there. There are no longer remains in the part that is open to the public, but the holes still remain in the walls. I am very glad that there was electricity down there. It would have been extremely dark otherwise. Our guide underground gave us a quick speech before we went down. Leslie has that taped and might post it later.
After the catacombs, we went to see the Colosseum. It was AMAZING! Sorry I didn't have a picture of all three of us at the Colosseum, but I know that Leslie or B has one (we went picture crazy). I can't really put into words how unbelievably advanced the Romans were in their architecture. The floor of the Colosseum is no longer there because it was made of wood and covered in sand, but you can see what would be like under a stage. There are many rooms where gladiators prepared and animals were kept before their appearance in the arena. Also, this section was connected to the gladiator school outside of the Colosseum.
After that, we drove a bit and then got off the bus for a walking tour. We visited the Trevi Fountain and threw in our two coins each (to find true love - look out boys). Gabriella, our guide, said that we could get rid of our husbands if we threw 3 coins. Ha! We had a little bit of time to walk around and shop. I bought a jacket for myself that says ITALIA on it and one for my brother. Sorry Justin, it's not a soccer jersey, but I think you'll like it. If not, too bad...that's all you get. :-P We also stopped for some delicious authentic Italian pizza and Cokes. Yummy! After the Trevi Fountain, we walked through some more historic sites. We visited that and then the Piazza Navona. This is a huge plaza in the shape of a typical oblong stadium. Also, for those of you Dan Brown fans, this was the fountain that Tom Hanks jumped into to save the cardinal in Angels and Demons. Like the nerd I am, I was excited when I saw this fountain. We walked and walked and walked and walked around what seemed to be the whole city of Rome and we saw a lot of awesome sites. We're heading out for dinner shortly and then tomorrow we head to the Amalfi coast.
Ciao for now!
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