Tuesday, 8 October 2013

8th Rome

Drove in to Vatican city past the ruins of massive baths, city walls and what is left of the Circus Maximus. Also past a 1st century bridge still in use and many churches.
We visited the Vatican Musuem, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peters Bascillica. After this we went to the Colisseum and then the Catacombs. We then drove on the Ancient Apian way which is an original Roman road. This is not allowed except a bus was broken down and the traffic diverted.
Rome in a day and a bit is tourist overload, there is just too much to see and it is all amazing!
The traffic here is hilariously chaotic with cars triple parked in any direction, vespa's zooming in and out dangerously, watching this alone is worth the admission price.
We went to a (tour extra) meal in town, the food was good and the entertainment very funny. They were plying us with drinks so it may not have been funny as we thought but it was a great night out.
The Goddess of Fertility, in the Vatican Museum
One of the halls in the Museum
The Deposition of Christ by Michelangelo
Netty - Peace baby
Swiss guard asking Lynette for a dance
Italian Unification Buiding
The Colosseum from the inside, it originally had a wooden floor, under the floor was where the Gladiators and animals entered 
Old city walls
Outside the Catacomb
A prize from Egypt - after the Rosetta stone was found, it was found to be a Roman copy and gibberish
Had to position her head for the photo

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