Monday - This morning, we walked to one of the most iconic locations in Rome, the Coloseum. Like everything around here, it’s all pay to visit. If they figured out a way to charge for seeing the outside, they would.
Adjacent to the Coloseum is the Temple of Venus and Rome. Yet another €20 to visit. You can spend a lot to see, imho, more of the same.
I’m more than happy to visit and just enjoy the views.
In the afternoon, we took a two hour golf cart tour of some of the more popular locations around the city. On this trip, I’m feeling tired more often. Before, 20k step days didn’t phase me. Most of the days in Italy have been 12k steps and I would be wiped out.
Our first stop was the most photographed fountain in Rome, the Trevi Fountain. The tour would drop us off on one side then meet us after we wade through the crowds at the attraction. During peak season, you need reservations to see the fountain.
The next stop was the Spanish Steps. I guess it was popularized by movies such as Roman Holiday back in the 50s. Now, it’s a popular selfie location. The tour dropped us off at the top and picked us off near the bottom so we didn’t need to climb the 135 steps.
The next stop was Piazza Navona which had the fountain of Neptune depicting four continents Europe, Asia, Americas, and Africa.
There was another obelisk there that has a history. The original Roman obelisk was blank, no carvings. A later person hired an artist who made a replacement with Egyptian hieroglyphics carved on all four sides. The artist had no knowledge of hieroglyphics and just picked ones that he thought looked good. It took 300 years before they declared it all gibberish.
The last stop was an overlook of Trajan’s Market. It is a group of ruins at the opposite end of the Roman Forum from the Coloseum.
I would recommend the golf cart tours. They actually fit in the small alleys and ridiculously crowded streets. The driver and guide were fantastic.
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