Well, we might have had rain in Corfu...well at least for the last hour we were there...but Rome was still quite hot with temperatures still in the 30's.
I have to admit that we are getting used to this heat, which we have basically experienced everyday since leaving Australia....where the heck did we get the idea that Australia is so much hotter than Europe?
Before we went exploring we had to go to the bank and get some cash as funds were running a bit low. On the way we passed a furniture store with quite a few unusual items. One that caught Lesley's eye was a light made up of tea pots...I think she will be making one of these as soon as we get home.
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| Sorry, No Room In The Suitcase |
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| Santa Marie Maggiore |
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| Great Stairs..To Nowhere In Particular |
Rome is definitely one of those cities that offers so many photo opportunities
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| Old Roman Roads At The Colosseum |
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| Us At The Colosseum |
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| Buskers Just Add To The Atmosphere |
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| Lesley Overlooking The Roman Ruins Area |
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| Still Trying To Master Taking "Selfies" |
We basically walked from the Colosseum up to the Altare della Patria (Altar of the Fatherland) also known as the Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II (National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II) and back, taking in all of the sights on both sides of the road.
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| Colonna Traiana |
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| More Ruins |
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| The Whole Area Is Incredible |
Halfway back we took a detour to a little Vespa Museum, within no time at all Lesley had her name on a 1969 model...boy she soon forgot about that teapot light fitting!!!
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| The Little Vespa Museum |
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| I Want It, and I Want It Now! |
Lunch consisted of a couple of Panini's and water while sitting in a park overlooking the Colosseum... a bit like a dream really.
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| Lunch Near The Colosseum |
Then it was a short walk back through a couple of parks to the hotel for a couple of leg weary travellers.
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| Another Retro Lift |
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| Hotel Reception Area |
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| Hotel Dining Area |
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| Our Room |
For dinner we strolled a whole 100 meters down the road to a cheap, quick eats place that was full of locals.. Not a flash restaurant, just cheap and popular...25 Euros bought us both dinner, beer and wine.
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| Restaurant Full Of Locals |
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| Cheap and Tasty Food |
The great thing was it was a short walk back and straight to bed.
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