Rome - the tourist day

The forum, the colosseum and a Roman dinner!
We started the day with a trip to the forum which only cemented my perspective that group walking tours are the bane of my existence. The forum is pretty spectacular - I wasn't quite cognisant of how much had been yoinked over the years so it must have been truly marvellous in its day because even its ruins are pretty impressive! I also learnt that I missed my calling as a Vestal Virgin - they get the best house, the best seats at the Roman MCG, a fat dowry after they retire and all I have to do is not hang out with blokes? A dream! After that we headed to the colosseum which was also incredibly impressive but I found out that lady gladiators were a gimmick up there with a dog fighting a porcupine which was a bit of an L for feminism. I think I enjoyed the forum more but only because of our lord and saviour Rick Steve and Alfred's supplementary history facts ((:

We then popped into one of the many aperitivo joints in our very funky neighbourhood for a drink before Alfred truly out did himself with a Roman pasta dish cooked from scratch 🫶👨🏼‍🍳Okumaya devam et