Rimini culture day

The sun is still shining!
Discovered there is a museum and an important archaeological site in Rimini. Set off at 10am. It was a long walk, punctuated by a detour to the Saturday Market.
I found the amphitheatre built by Hadrian, ruins, no access, and all info in Italian on the boards!
Found the museum and had a look around the middle ages section, and the Roman finds from the surgeon's house. The excavations are in the piazza outside the museum. You can see from the pics that most of the mosaic floors are in tact. Dates to 2nd century. The building is very similar to the one in Perigord. They have used glass walls and the walkways above the excavations. I took many pics but have only added a few here. Perhaps I should mention, the skeletons are medieval and were found as they lay.
I left there to walk down the last bit of the Appian Way, at least, that's what I was told it was, to find the Tiberius Bridge. Quite astonishing feat of engineering. It was built and has never collapsed or been in need of repair. Built 2nd century.
Down river leads to the sea. Up river is a beautiful park that covers 20 kilometres and goes as far as Ravenna.

I walked along the river back to the sea front. Everywhere was teeming with people. They run at midday. They play beach volleyball at midday. They lay in the sun ALL day!
I came back to have a siesta, which meant my feet could stop complaining.
Went out again around 7pm to get more cash and buy some fruit and water.

Breakfast was a revelation today. We had all been on short rations as there were hardly any of us. With a sudden influx of guests, there was fruit, biscuits, the toaster was on and everything! The tea was still awful.Baca lagi