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We made it to Rome. Today we planned to see the coliseum and the ancient ruins in the Palentie hill. We headed to the subway and asked for a Roma Pass. They only had 1. A Roma pass gets you on and off the subway for 3 days, gets you in to historical sites for free, and gets you a free pass so you dont have to wait in line at the historical sites... that in and of itself is worth the 25 dollar Roma pass. We get off the subway at the Coliseum and ask for another Roma Pass... SOLD OUT. We travel away from the Coliseum and try to find a place that has 1 more Roma Pass... no luck after what seemed like 10 tries. (tobacco shops sell Roma Passes.. and they were 2 every block.) I decided that it would be best for Josh to get on the subway (leaving me at a coffee shop) and try and find another Roma Pass further away from the Coliseum. He was gone for what seemed like forever- but came back with a Roma Pass... he had to go to 3 different places before he found one. VICTORY! (Josh said it was his amazing race moment of the trip.)
We went to the Coluseum and there was a HUGE line (for people without Roma Passes) We were able to cut the line and get in. AMAZING. So cool to think that thousands of years ago people built this place. We listened to a Rick Steves Podcast of course- Josh has all the inside tricks to get us what we want... the quickest and the cheapest way possible.
We ate lunch at a place recommended by Rick Steves and it was soooo good. Left there and went back to the Palentine hill- ancient ruins of a palace for the ceasars. The feeling of walking around where the first civilized people lived is pretty cool. We took lots of pictures. Only in Rome can you have a thousand year old artifact that the every day tourist is allowed to view up close and even sit on... in American this asrtifact would be behind glass for sure...
We came back to the hotel- great... and then dinner- great as well.
Tomorrow is early morning at the Vatican. Josh only has two more museum points left... even though the dessert is good... it isn t extra museum points good.
<he thinks I am just kidding... but Im not!|
Cheers!
Oh, what fun! Amazing race to the Roma Pass. I can not wait to see the pixs.
ReplyDeleteRoma pass..we will have to remember that in September.
Can extra points be given for securing Roma Passes???
Keep track of those good places in Rome - Mom and I will be there in October! And the Rick Steves' podcasts sounds like a great idea - will have to follow suit. Josh was on to podcasts during our tour of Gettysburg 3 years ago. Great way to tour places at your own leisure. I am sure the coliseum is a neat place to visit. You are missing the hottest weather of the summer here - in the mid 90's everyday this week. Good Lake weather! Take care and continue to have a great adventure!
ReplyDeleteEvery time I post a comment I keep wondering if you have had any fantastic pizza... the kind that comes out unsliced... YUM!!!!!!! I have some serious pizza envy and you haven't even mentioned it!
ReplyDeleteBy the way - I don't think that the Vatican technically counts as a museum, since it is a whole city... and a church. Maybe it just counts as a sanctuary.
PS - Todd said that I probably caused the unusual internet activity from checking the blog every hour at work to see if there is a new post! haha =)
ReplyDeleteYou'll get a kick out of this - Tonight dad called asking me how he posts a comment on this blog. I spent an hour helping him create a gmail account and walking him through the process. An hour later, mom called asking me how to post a comment on the blog. I helped her too. And, here I am looking at the blog and there are ZERO comments from mom or dad. Haha! Ohhhhhhh goodness!
ReplyDeleteHi amy & Josh, with the great success Josh had doing the "amazing race" on his own....I think the 2 of you together have a terrific shot at being on a reality show....you've got my vote!!
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