Our second day in Roma started early, just like the first day. We had a walking tour of the old city at 10 AM. We wanted to get breakfast beforehand, so we left our hostel early and headed towards the Coliseum. Seeing it in person is unbelievable. Robin and I walked out of the metro station, and it was right there. We just stood there for a few minutes staring at it, and taking pictures. Seeing the Coliseum was probably my favorite part of being in Roma.
Quickly we grabbed a bite to eat, and then started to look for where our tour was leaving from. Apparently we went to the wrong spot, and the tour was about a 30 minute walk from where we were. We waited for the bus, but after 10 minutes we got the feeling that it wasn´t coming anytime soon. We ended up taking a taxi over. I was very scared to get into a taxi. The drivers in both Spain and Italy are very intense. You thought cab drivers in NYC were crazy, just come here.
The tour we took was our favorite one. We were able to walk throughout Rome, and we heard about the history of the city. We got to see the Pantheon, a coffee shop Julia Roberts ate in, Fontana di Trevi, Venice Palace, a part of the city that had not been built over, the plae where Julius Cesar has been murdered and cremated, and the Coliseum. I enjoyed every minute of the tour. It ended at the Coliseum, where our tour guide told us about the place and it´s use. Then she collected the headsets, and we were free to go where ever we pleased. Robin and I wanted to hang out in the Coliseum for a bit. For a place with so much burtality, we were pretty relaxed. We walked around for a few minutes, enduring the heat and taking pictures. After a while, we decided to go into one of the many caves, and just hang out for a few minutes. They were nice and shady, and pretty quiet for such a busy place.
Leaving the coliseum, we headed towards the Jewish Ghetto of Roma. It was a little hard to find since its such a small area, but we found a great place to eat lunch. I had lasagna with meat sauce, and it was very good. I usually never have lasanga, but it sounded so good, I couldn´t resist. When we finished, we looked for the old Temple. We did not go inside because it was expensive, but it is a huge temple. I would love to see what it looks like inside.
Not sure what to do next, we decided to go look for the Boca Della Verita. For those of you who have seen Roman Holiday, do you remember the scene where Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck put their hand in the stone mouth? Well thats what we wanted to do. Walking there was kind of annoying, since it was so hot out and there were barely any trees, but we made it. There was a line outside of it, a bunch of people were waiting to take pictures. The line took about 20 minutes, and then it was finally our turn! We were only able to take one picture each, but it was definetly worth the wait. It makes me happy knowing I was where Audrey Hepburn was.
Luckily there was a bus stop right outside the Boca Della Verita, and we caught a bus going back to the hostel. We wanted to take a little siesta since the heat knocked us out. After our nap time, we went back out towards the Trevi Fountain, Plaza Navona and Campe Di Fiore, one more time. We took the metro to the Trevi Fountain, thinking that Campe di Fiore would be near, but we were wrong! We ended up walking for about 45 minutes looking for this place. However, once we found it, we were so happy! There were so many cute restuarants, and so many people walking around. We found a cute restuarant, and order our last meal in Italy. I ordered a gnocchi dish, and was very pleased. Shockingly, our dishes were pretty big, and neither one of us could finish our dinner. It was a little disapointing, but at least the food was delicious.
We started to head back towards the Fountain di Trevi because we heard it was beautiful at night. On the way, we walked through Plaza Navona and got to watch an artist make a picture with spray paint. I video taped one girl, and can´t wait to share it with everyone. It´s pretty impressive what they are able to do. We also walked past the Spanish Steps, and heard an opera. There were too many people to see anything, but the steps were covered with people, and a man and a woman were putting on a show. Robin and I sat for a few minutes on the sidewalk listening, but there were just too many people.
Upon finding the fountain, Robin and I sat around it for a few minutes, taking pictures and taking in the scene. When we were done with that, we just went back to our hostel. We had to get up at 3:30 the next morning to catch our flight back to Spain. Even though I was upset by how commercial Rome was, I still can´t stop thinking about it. I could see myself living there. Italian is such a beautiful langauge, and the city is so old. I would def. be happy.
Tomorrow I will be posting from NJ about the rest of my trip. Saddened to have to leave, but excited to share my pictures with everyone.
Sammy xoxo
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