Day 13 Rome.

A fantastic day in Rome covering 26 000 steps. We set off this morning for a coffee and croissant before walking to the Colosseum. We met up with the tour we had booked at 10 30 and visited both the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. Although we had been there before it was so much better this time as we had plenty of time and saw a lot more. Our guide was also very informative- a bit too much information by 1 15 when we were still being guided around The Forum in 34 degree heat. We then walked all the way back to our accomodation following the river most of the way and stopping at a street food place for a much needed drink and lunch. Having got back we headed 10 minutes up the road to a laundromat with all our laundry. An hour later that was thankfully done so we headed out for another long walk to the Trevi Fountain. It was amazing as were the crowds of people there. We held onto our belongings tightly as apparently the place is rife with pick pockets. Anyway it was satisfying to see the fountain as last time we visited Rome it was under restoration and was covered in plastic. Also no sign of rats this time! We walked back stopping for a lovely pizza in a busy outdoor restaurant in a square. We are really enjoying Rome but it is has a culture all of its own and every street has a breath taking view of some form of old architecture and the scale of the buildings and sculptures is always huge. The streets are so busy especially around 4pm onwards and it is very hard to imagine living here.Read more