The Trip-Day 4

Roma...Again!

One would think we should have quit while we were ahead...Considering this was the day that my sister got pick-pocketed on the subway during a busy stuffed rush hour of some sort, and I later discovered my passport was missing (the man at the bank in Selci accidentaly kept it when I changed my money earlier that day...but still didn't keep me from having a mini heart attack) But, back in Rome we were. Today saw us at the Borghese, a beautiful palace/home/museum...which we couldn't get into because we didn't have reservations, (you can see it here) so we were limited to looking around the grounds...

The above is a bird aviary!

AND the colosseum and the Forum, both amazing and historical as well, what a combo! It's hard to explain the feeling you get wandering around these ancient sights...knowing who proceeded you in these locations. There is the site where they cremated Caesar, and people pay homage by leaving boquets of flowers...it is truly amazing.












































You could spend hours there...we certainly did! We then wandered down to a piazza that I can't remember the name of off hand and saw three wonderful fountains at sunset...




























We went on to have a wonderful dinner at a different piazza...one of the things I love about Italy is the fact that everyone is out strolling at night...including all sorts of performers from mimes and magicians to single and groups of musicians...the music and the people in the piazzas makes it almost unreal, and helps to lend a festive atmosphere to the whole experience! OH...and we went for gellato (twice!!)