Day 87. Fri 25th June.
Coliseum and Forum.
Into Rome for a close up of the Coliseum, what an insane crush and inside its like the wreck of an ancient building site.
It looks much more impressive from the outside and we could have save ourselves a couple of hours queing and bumping around. Though you do get great views of the Forum and Palatine hill, our next destinations.
The Roman Forum is a vast site and it takes a lot of imagination to reconstruct the heart of the Roman Empire from the remaining piles of rubble. Especially in the heat of the midday sun. It needs much better curating and signage to differentiate one pile from another but we eventually get the hang of it, and it’s absolutely riveting.
Hot and tired we head to the nearby, quirky Enoteca Corsi for lunch. The food is good but portions are small bordering on the downright mean.
Coliseum and Forum.
Into Rome for a close up of the Coliseum, what an insane crush and inside its like the wreck of an ancient building site.
It looks much more impressive from the outside and we could have save ourselves a couple of hours queing and bumping around. Though you do get great views of the Forum and Palatine hill, our next destinations.
The Roman Forum is a vast site and it takes a lot of imagination to reconstruct the heart of the Roman Empire from the remaining piles of rubble. Especially in the heat of the midday sun. It needs much better curating and signage to differentiate one pile from another but we eventually get the hang of it, and it’s absolutely riveting.
Hot and tired we head to the nearby, quirky Enoteca Corsi for lunch. The food is good but portions are small bordering on the downright mean.
Heat and miles of walking mean by 2 pm we’ve had enough but hit a public transport strike and have scorched 2-mile walk back to the station, where fortunately the trains have started to run. Meltingly hot.
Can you see what it is yet?
The Roman Forum
Is that a cornucopia in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?