When in Rome...

Our stop in Rome was Short, but we saw what we came for. We have been turning down offers of guided tours and promises of short lines in exchange for our cold hard cash, after we realized most of the people you walk through these sights with are on tours and, and you hear some great information from ther guides as you go. We managed to hit up the hot spots in late evenings when the lines were scarce,doing our sightseeing on foot as we explored this great city. It isn't a bad idea based on the size of the beers here to get a little exercise! Really, everywhere you turn here you are surrounded by ancient ruins. You can hardly find a boring route to travel. And keeping our destinations flexible as we have, "All roads will get you there." The remains of brick structures still lie on the corners of soccer fields and metro station entrances. It was truly a grand feeling walking through what was undeniably the center of the world in another lifetime. The Colloseum was our favorite, perhaps because it was the most vivid in our minds going in. We learned on our visit that it is largely in ruins not only due to nature, but different kings had built other structures borrowing from its materials after the games had fallen out of favor with the public. Other sights we visited during our nomadic treks were, Vatican museum, The Panthanon, Trevi Fountain, Roman forum, The Palentine, and we took in another traveling Dali exhibition! Next stop, Greece, somewhere!