First we had to walk down to Circus maximus to get into the metro and buy our 24-hour travel tickets. Having done that we jumped on the train One Stop to the Colosseum.
We took a few photos then jumped back on the train and headed for St Peter's Square in the Vatican City. We caught site of some casually dressed Swiss Guards.
Grizzly had specifically asked to visit here and spent a fair while taking photos. There weren't many people there, those that were ,were hiding in the shade. It was about 38 degrees.
Photos and some shopping done, we were back on the metro for a visit to the Spanish steps, metro stop Spagna.
By now it was time for a break and a bite to eat. Yes, good old Mcds to the rescue, air-conditioned heaven!
Back on the sightseeing trail, next the Trevi Fountain. 1 stop on the metro again. Bit more of a walk this time. Shade is your friend but there was precious little of it. The water in the fountain was cool though.
Rome has some, no, a lot of blooming marvellous sights. We were just doing a few of the main ones.
The next two were walkable and both to places I'd not been to before, the Pantheon and Piazza Navona.
The Pantheon is all columns out front but inside, mostly one huge dome. The painter Raphael is buried there.
Piazza Novona is a long rectangular space with 3 fountains, the centre one with an Egyptian obelisk in the middle.
By now, the temp had hit 40 degrees, so another break was needed. To the rescue once more, McDs. An ice cream and a drink went down a treat.
Grizzly had found out yesterday that his niece and her husband were honeymooning in Italy and in Rome today. There had been talk of meeting throughout the day. Whilst we were in McDs, they called to say were heading for the piazza, so we walked back round and met them. A lovely couple. They head to Sorento tomorrow, whilst we are going in the opposite direction, to Siena.
We were far from the metro now, so took a bus back to Circus Maximus, where we saw a Fiat 500 city tour, about 12 in all. I love those little cars.
Grizzly was done in by now, so we got a taxi back up Aventine Hill to the hotel. The best €6 Grizzly's let me spend! 🤣
Dinner was taken at the hotel. The Aventino doesn't have its own restaurant. Their sister hotel down the road does but unfortunately, for whatever reason, that was closed today, so the chap on reception offered to provide something for us, a light offering. It consisted of a plate of caprese, with some tuna, a large bowl of mixed salad and some bread. We accompanied that with some beers and water. Not only was it quite filling, it was also one of the healthiest meals we've had all tour. There was certainly masses of tomato. They are so sweet though, not like the pale pinky things we get in our supermarkets!
Our first task tomorrow will be to get the bikes out of the car park. We were in head first, Grizzly has since turned round but we are on a slight slope, so I shall have to engage Ginny's reverse gear to get her facing the right way. The early morning Rome traffic should be interesting too!
Ciao for now.
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