You don’t really know a city until you’ve got lost in it. We know Roma really well now.
With a vague plan and a paper map in hand we set out a little before 7am thinking to idle away some time seeing lots of interesting old shit. Our eventual path took in the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain (apparently the natural home of the Tik Tok star which seemed to have bred like rabbits even by 7:20 in the morning), the Spanish Steps (awesome at 8am), Villa Borghase, the Obelisk in some random Piazza, some dead blokes Mausoleum, Campo di Fiore, and the 1.5 million churches which call Roma home.
(On a side note, when my final days are coming I’m relocating to Rome, knowing that I can never be more then 30m from the entry to a church for a speedy death-bed confession, absolution, and fast-track to paradise. Surely the ultimate dodge!)
Our eventual route this morning in the hands of Mr Squiggle would possibly form the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
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| The natural home of the Tik Toker, The Trevi Fountain. It’s 7am people, get a life! |
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| Cornetto and a cappacino |
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| An idiot |
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| Another idiot |
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A pair of idiots
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| View from the Spanish steps is freaking awesome |
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| Really cool square, somewhere in Roma, not sure where |
After an Aperol Spritz (undrinkable, but traditional) and some Pizza (and maybe a little Kip) it was off to the Colosseum. Naturally our tour was under the expertise that can only be provided by a Mexican in a cowboy hat, Benjamin Emmanuelle Clint Pedro. Wowsers he was smart, and thank god for the touring yank in the “Make America Great” hat who was able to set us all straight on the beauty of the Roman Empire. For the record, Benjamin was an awesome guide. The MAGA dude was not.
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| Nothing says “Roma” like a Mexican in a cowboy hat |
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| So much old shit |
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| This is how the Gladiators looked before a bout |
And to end the day, after a lazy 23km roam through the streets, it was Trastevere for some seafood and wine. Trastevere is awesome at night!
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| What could go wrong? |
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| Things were quiet until we ordered red wine to go with our seafood |
And to end an incredible day, here’s some churches..
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| Seriously, did no one notice you were building two Catholic Churches next door? |
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| No “ceiling white” allowed in Roma |
Weather looks fabulous in Rome.
ReplyDeleteBeen very lucky. Raining when we arrived and few days before 28mm. Sunshine since
DeleteGreat write Corcs, looks like you guys are doing heaps and the weather, as usual, is amazing there. Looking forward to you getting lost in Venice. When we were there it was, not another Basilica 🤷♂️🤷♂️. I to am not sure about red wine and seafood😜
ReplyDeleteEnjoy and look forward to reading some more of your dribble👍
Seafood and red wine! Is this Beaumaris Bogans do Rome!!
ReplyDeleteSeems like lots of food and vino
ReplyDeleteHow good is the tour of the Forum And Colosseum, so interesting otherwise as you say “ a bunch of rocks”
ReplyDeleteToo many fn churches ffs
ReplyDeleteThis looks fantastic - very jealous - Fi
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