As much as we didn't feel like getting up early we set our alarms to get up and at er.
Rome wasn't built in a day but we set out to explore it in one! First destination was the Trevi fountain...figured if I came this far it was worth a short to throw my coin into the fountain in hope you'll make a quick return to Rome and find love along the way....I threw two coins haha.
We mingled through the many bustling tourists and onto our next sight to see. We past by many columns that stretched up to the sky. I'm not sure of the significance of all the columns but there must be one. We stood and stared at the Pantheon and I took pictures with the horses and carriages. I pretty much take pictures of every horse I see haha.
We strolled through old town and stood in awe of all the ruins. What a magnificent place Rome must have been back then and of course it still is.
Next we headed for the Colleseum. Just when we arrived the skies opened up and the gods poured down on us. Everyone ran for cover, the carriage drivers blanketed up their horses and umbrellas popped up in every direction. We ran for shelter against the Colleseum walls where we were approached by a man dressed like a Gladiator. We chatted him up until the rain settled down and we mentioned we were looking for a place to find lunch. He escorted us across the road to the restaurant as he was going the same way....not everyday you get escorted to lunch by a gladiator in Rome haha.
We had a wonderful salad with super service and I topped it off with the mother of all desserts....yummy.
After seeing many of the top sites on our list we walked around just taking it all in before heading ba k to the hostel for a relaxing night as we knew we'd be up early in the morning.