Italy Day 16 - Rome - final day in Italy

Day 16 – Rome

We got sleep in a little, after the early morning business the day before, that was nice!

We headed to breakfast and it was very crowded! It seemed weird, the vibe was not friendly from the other guests which was weird! We ate up and headed out!

It was going to be a long walking day!

We started with the Arc of Peace – looked thru the windows!Then down to walk by the Tiber, it was niceand deserted, no traffic noise, very nice!

Back up for the Castle S’ant Angelo which was a very coolplace. Originally the crypt of another fella in typical Roman fashion theysimply built on top of what was there and modified it for their purposes! Itended up being the last refuge for the popes if anything happened to Rome or Vatican City! Views of Rome were really cool! So many domes!

We left there and headed to the “wedding cake” the Victor Emmanuel Monument. Such a large thing! We went around the side and walked up Michael Angelo’s grand entrance to the center behind. We skirted around the back to the secret entrance to the Victor Emmanuel Monument and had lunch at the Café on the side. It was hot with all the windows and black furniture but the sandwich was good!

After that we skirted to Forum and headed back for a nap!

After we got our rest we walked back down Via Curso to the Victor Emmanuel Monument and the Column of Trajan, and all the ruins on that side. We spent a lot of time making up more stories about what might have been what! This side still had some floors and tiles on some of the walls!

We eventually made our way back to the hotel for aCappuccino and bed!

The trip was over…  Time to head back. 16 days is long, so we were pretty happy to be getting back to our own bed, our own food and English!