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Onwards from Florence to Roma…the capital of Italy.
We stayed 3 nights in Rome so had a chance to have a good look around and spend a bit of time relaxing at our campsite. We had another wee bus tour around the city and a short walking tour as well before going to our campsite. It was incredibly hot in Rome too, getting further south now! We were able to see the Coliseum, the Pantheon, Vatican City, and the famous Trevi fountain and of course we threw in 3 coins, 1 for luck, 1 to return to Rome again and 1 for love.
Our campsite wasn't right in town but it was easy enough to get into town using the trains. Our campsite in Rome was awesome! A swimming pool, shop and a bar...and it was close to the supermarket! We were there by ourselves for e few days and then a couple of other contiki groups arrived. Just in time for the beach party at the bar at the campsite. We were all excited about it and got into the theme, except our group was the only one that actually dressed up!! Drinking out of sand buckets is a lot harder than it sounds!
Our first full day was a Sunday so we were able to go into the Vatican for free because it is the day of prayer. We left our campsite early so we could join the queue and hopefully get in earlier; apparently we were late though because the line was HUGE!! It went on for several blocks and took us 2 hours to finally get in! We just stayed and lined up since we were there anyway. We got in finally and the paintings in the museum are incredible!! The art on the ceilings and walls is amazing! You have to have your shoulders and most of your legs covered so inside it was so hot aswell! After the Vatican we all met up again outside at the best pizza place in town! The pizza was incredible!! By far the best pizza I've ever had!
We had a walking tour with a guide through the roman ruins and the coliseum in the afternoon which was really interesting and having a guide made it so much better! It was extremely hot that day, but in Italy in all the towns there are water taps and fountains that you can drink from so getting cold water was easy and perfect for that day! The Coliseum is huge and so different inside! The huge walls surrounding the interior hide so much, standing inside at the top gives you the most amazing view of where the arena is/was and a lot of the arena floor has been removed or destroyed so you can see right down to the chambers underneath.
The next day, our last full day we went into town again and went to see the famous Spanish steps…a good view from the top and a nice fountain at the bottom but not quite what I was expecting! And we also went to The Crypt of The Capuchins. This is a church and cemetery where the Capuchin friars attended church and also buried their dead and many poor Romans. Underneath the church the remains of hundreds of bones line the walls to depict Christian happenings and beliefs. The crypt is amazing, and at first I was a little freaked out when I walked into the first room but as you read about all the designs and bones it's really interesting. The kind of place you only go once but definitely worth going!
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