Today was nice. After the walk home last night my knee was really hurting me (I did some damage yeas ago that occaisionally causes me grief.) However, today it was much better, and I was able to easily walk the streets of Rome and enjoy the sites. It rained lightly on and off, but not very much. Wendy and I found a small, ancient park where the entry was an eroded, old ruined wall of something from hundreds (thousands?) of years ago. We found some orange trees still with fruit, so I picked one for later, although I don't think it's quit ripe yet.
We walked down to the old part of town where there are many ruins that have been preserved, and also where the coloseum stands. Unfortunately, none of the places that we had thought were going to be open were available. We walked up a street that many others were taking, and at the top of the hill it was a dead end at a small convent. It was a nice day spent in old Rome, and although we couldn't go into the coloseum, or see the other stuff up close that we had wanted to, it was a very nice time. Now, at 5pm Rome time, it has started to pour rain, and there was even a clap of thunder not long ago. I wasn't expecting this, so I think I'm going to be getting pretty wet on my way back to the hotel (I'm in an internet cafe a couple of blocks away, as I was going to try to upload some more photos in bulk... still trying to get the Ferrari and Florence picture galleries up...)
So with that, here's a few more shots from the last couple of days until I get the galleries online.
The Trevi Fountain in the evening:
Another of the main squares with a great fountain (evening, of course. Our first night.)
One of my favorite shots of the coloseum from today.
Wendy with a gato near the colloseum. :)
That's all for now, looks like the rain has dropped off a bit, so I'm going to make a break for the hotel. FTP isn't being friendly, so the rest of the pictures will have to wait just a little longer.
Ciao!
Stephen
