Around Rome, Day Three

Despite the air conditioner being on the fritz, we slept well with windows open and the fans going.  Noises of scooters and cars carrying people to work and school woke me up, unlike the Sunday morning church bells.  

Anne took off to work and eventually Kirk and I ventured out.  The major heat Rome experienced in August was gone, but the calm wind and 90 degrees was pretty darn uncomfortable.  We walked toward the Coliseum and stopped for Kirk’s morning cappuccino. Then past Anne’s office building at FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN), past Circo Maximo, and on to the super-crowded Coliseum.   

The crowds at the Coliseum were just as I’d remembered–VERY crazy.  We saw lines blocks long to get tickets to get into the structure, yet we chose not to venture into the heights and heat.

With the heat, we decided to take the Metro (blue line) back to Pyramid.  What I love is that now one can simply scan a credit card to gain access to the Metro–no need for a ticket from the automat.  Scan and done!

I’ve been wanting to do two things while here:  have wine in the Orange Garden and enjoy a suppli.  We were able to do both tonight!  Because it was cloudy, we knew there’d be no sunset to awe us from the Orange Garden, but regardless, we trekked up there and enjoyed the view–the Vatican in the distance and Trastevere below us.  We finished off a bottle of wine in no time and then traipsed down the Aventino hill to Trappizzino for suppli, a “street” food.  It’s basically a rice ball with cheese or ham or tomato sauce, etc. that’s deep fried.  Love it!  Crispy and tasty.  

Love suppli!

We loved the cooler evening breeze and look forward to our FINAL day in Rome.  Flying home soon!