BK's Travel Blog: Rome Day 4

On our 5th day on the trip and our 4th day in Rome we started our a little later than normal, but eventually headed out on the Metro and went to Circus Maximus. Here is where the chariot races where held and above the racing area you could see Palantine Hill and the ruins that were on top of the hill. We continued to walk along the road that was parallel to Circus Maximus and headed over to S. Maria in Cosmedin where we took pictures with the Mouth of Truth and looked around the church for a bit. From here we headed over the Capital Hill where we took a couple group pictures in front of the main building and saw Michelangelo's bronze sculpture of Marcus Aurelius, however the one there today is a copy and not the original.

After a short break form walking up to the Capital Hill we made our way down some stairs to see the Roman Forum. However, to my dissapointment we actually did not walk through the Forum, but rather just along the outside of it to take a few pictures here and there. As we walked by the Forum we found a building where St. Peter and Paul were imprisoned, which the professor's nor I knew was there until we happened upon it and they translated what was written on the building. From here we continued to walk by the Forum and to the Colosseum where the rest of the group wanted a picture with the guys posing as gladitors, which Josh, Ashley, and I wanted no part of. From here the adults went off and left us to go into the Colosseum ourselves and explore the area around it before lunch. We walked around the Colosseum for probably a half hour before people wanted to leave, which I wasn't too happy about but I have been inside before and wasn't being cheated out of the experience.

For lunch we headed over to where the adults were eating at a place called The Gladiator. We ate some pizzas and our Dean started singing a song, which I caught on video. From there we hopped back on the metro and headed back to the Trevi Fountain during the daytime and we had more free time to shop around the area. Josh and I headed back early after shopping with the girls for more than 4 hours to rest before dinner.

After another amazing dinner, the group decided we wanted to head over to Campo de Fiori for the night, but this never happened. Instead we bought a couple bottles of wine from the restaurant and headed over to Piazza Navona. Here we saw a man singing opera, another playing electric guitar that was really good and another doing spray paint art which was amazing to watch him do. In the piazza we sat, drank wine and played cards for a bit before we went to a bar. Here are some pictures from that day: