Ciao Italia!!! Today we rode the train into Rome! We were up at 5 in order to catch a series of trains that after 7 hours of travel pulled into the station in the city. After exchanging our money to euros and the usual confusion of trying to locate our hotel (a cute bread and breakfast in downtown this time), we dropped our bags and left to explore, but not before having some good ol' Italian pizza. Due to the excruciating pain of our hip muscles along with others from the hike yesterday, it was slow moving but successful. We got to see the St Peter in Chains church and then the colleseum. At the colleseum, we explored old artifacts and other displays explaining the time of the ancient Romans and gladiators. After that, we wandered farther along the streets, seeing other chapels and ancient buildings (we are going to have to actually figure out what they are later on). On our way back to the hotel, we both got cones with gelato from one of the many stores along the street - and it was fantastic! We also bought some fruit from a local vendor to eat as a snack tonight since we decided against a dinner after having lunch at 4 in the afternoon. After returning to our hotel, we ordered tickets for the Vatican tomorrow in hopes of skipping the line, but are still waiting for the confirmation email saying there was a time slot for us to take. Otherwise tomorrow we'll just explore other landmarks that friends and family have recommended and that our hotel receptionist gave us a map outlining routes to.
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