Second
day was designed for ancient Rome – Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatino
(Palatine hill). It turned out that purchase of tickets on the web was a great
idea. It was a long line before tickets-office in Colosseum (1 hour waiting or
more), but due to fact we had an reservation we could go directly to ticket-office
and receive tickets. It was easy and very fast. I bought tickets valid for
Colosseum, Forum Romanum and Palatino – so we didn’t have to wait in the lines.
I
think Colosseum is one of the best
recognizable symbol of Rome – walking in the Colosseum I have two one
impressions –that the human nature hasn’t changed for thousands of years and second
– admiration for the people who were able to build something so huge.
After
leaning Colosseum we went in direction of Palatino and Roman Forum.
Next
we went in the direction of Trastevere through footbridge Ponte Fabricio and Ponte Cestio. There
are two bridges because we went through the smallest island in Rome – Isola
Tiberina. This is the island located in the middle of the Tiber River (Il Fiume
Tevere) that separates Central Rome and Trastevere. It boasts both a major
hospital, called Fatebenefratelli, and a small synagogue that was secretly used
in the Second World War when Rome's main synagogue nearby was closed down. It
also has a café and gelateria on the Rome side.
Trastevere
is without doubt worth seeing – a lot of restaurants, the narrow little roads –
everywhere you can fell Italian spirit.
Trastevere is a district in Rome. The
district's name derives from the Latin words "Trans Tiberem": beyond
the Tiber river. Today Trastevere is one of the centers of Roman night life;
rich in pubs, restaurants and clubs.
We
ate the lunch in very good Italian
restaurant and headed to Garibaldi Monument (Piazzale Guseppe Garibaldi) in Janiculum Hill(Il Gianicolo),
It is one of the seven hills that Rome was founded on. It is the second highest
after Monte Mario and offers incredible panoramic views of the city.
Walking in the direction of Castel Sant’ Angelo we saw a lot of Lamborghinis
on the streets. It turned out on Thursday 9
May the Grande Giro Lamborghini
and its 350 supercars came to Rome as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations
of the Italian luxury sportscar.
There were 29 countries represented with the majority of Lamborghinis (71) came from Britain. The next biggest contingents were from Germany and Switzerland with over 30 cars each, followed by the US with 21 and China with 17. There were also cars from New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and Canada.
Over
the Ponte S. Angelo we returned to the other bank of the Tiber and headed to
Spanish Steps. We returned to hotel using underground.
