St. Praxedes basilica

Another full day after taking in the view from our bedroom balcony of Santa Maria Maggiore Church and a delicious breakfast of unlimited cakes and pastries in the associated patisserie we visited the Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Roman Forum. We had audio guides for the Colosseum and I thought it was about right enough info to understand what you were seeing but not so much to swamp you or bore you senseless. The Forum etc we just mooched around reading the info boards if they were in the shade. After battling our way through Rome’s student protest about climate change which was asking place near the south edge of the Forum, we wandered South West towards Rome’s oldest bridge, this is the one that crosses onto a small island in the river that houses a hospital or at least it used too, passing as you would expect lots of churches on our way and seeing 2 Irish bars. We then crossed over the other branch of the river and wandered up through the gardens of Gianicolo towards the Vatican City to see St Peters Basilica. Photos from Colosseum and Forum on this post.Read more