...we discover the kettle in our room is defective and does not bring water to a full boil. Here goes the Italian lukewarm tea curse for my dad again!
...we battle crowds again - this time at the
Colosseum. Be advised that whatever the organized tour touts tell you, you CAN shorten the wait time by buying a ticket online, www.coopculture.it even for the same day but not drastically because, well, security checks apply to everyone and this is still Italy so skip the line does not always mean skip it completely. Still it's worth it. By the way Huwei smartphones serve as audio guides now.
...we try to steal someone's Vespa. What are the odds of someone else having rented an identical red one with an identical Rental logo and parked it 2 scooters down from ours..? We realized only after we nearly broke the lock trying to start it. Luckily the owner didn't see us :D
...we discover even Italian carabineros have a sense of fashion (see photos)
...we see more Caravaggio churches and the Mouth of Truth famous from the "Roman Holiday"
...we eat a great cheese and meat platter and muse on the perfection that is the Italian cuisine
...we marvel at the blue celeste color of the Police cars that make the Italian Polizia look the world's possibly dreamiest law enforcement ever
...we weather the line to the toilet in Il Vittoriano and are surprised by the cleaning lady's command of English and shamelessness while she calls intermittently guys and girls to occupy vacated stalls screaming things like: "you - Number 2!" Until we realize she means actual stall numbers (yes they're numbered!)
...we top off the day with another mouth watering pizza (dough at tad thicker than in Naples but just as crusty and delish) and with some maddeningly amazing hazelnut cream tiramisu!