Rome day 3

Rome day 3

the day started with josh convincing me to go to just one more ancient ruin site... just like a little kid, "pleeeeese." he said it was right outside of the city and more preserved that anything inside the city. i was up for it, so we hop on the train. 3 switches and a 30 minute train ride outside the city and we were there. a little bit further than josh led on, but that's ok. this place was unreal... so much more to see as lots of the city remained intact. this city was the first city conquered by the Romans...

the city was called ostica antica... not sure of the spelling. it was a port city before the river changed course.  what kept the city preserved was that when the river moved, the area became swampy and was covered by mud.

my favorites were the toilet room and a bar. the bar was just like what you would see today. you can picture the bottles displayed behind the bar on little shelves... they did things the same even thousands of years ago.  josh liked all the mosaics that were found in places like the market. the mosaics were on the floor in black and white and would picture whatever was sold in that location... wine jar, fish, boats.

tonight we went to a fancy dinner and finished with a trip to the Trevi fountain. we threw coins in which is supposed to guarantee your return to Rome. worth a shot.

food has been pretty good here. we had some great pizza yesterday for lunch.  the more we eat the more ideas we get for dishes to try back home. anyone up for dinner parties? ha!

early morning tomorrow as we make the move to the beach! I've heard the weather has been super hot back home... let's keep our fingers crossed for some great beach weather where we are headed.