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What a day.... Don't know what the temperature ended up at, but it was HOT!!!!! We wandered off this morning and caught the Bus to Piazza Venezia and had a look around at the Museo Centrale del Risorgimento di Roma - a modern history museum in behind the Campidoglio!!! From there we sauntered off to the meeting point for our walking tour! Coincidentally our guide was Valentina, the lovely woman who guided us around The Vatican yesterday!!! We went through The Colosseum first and were amazed to find an authentic and original glass and stainless steel lift!!!! The atmosphere in The Colosseum was spectacular and it was great to hear Valentina's stories!! Had a great look around there and then continued on to The Forum. We went for a walk through the original Senate building which is still totally intact 1900 years on!!! AMAZING! At various times we were encouraged to sit on ancient ruins to rest!!! Can you believe it??? 2000 year old relics and we were invited to park our behinds on them??!! Not very respectful really!!! We then walked on, feeling like grease spots to The Trevi Fountain and had to have a refreshing lemon gelati to keep us going!!! It was only a short walk then to The Pantheon and then The Piazza Navona, which is our favorite piazza so far in Rome - just beautiful!! Our tour ended there, so to rehydrate we found a lovely ristorante out in the square and had some local beers! Bwian had been hanging for a Mojito, after his alleged 17km walk (I reckon it was probably about 5km, but sooooo hot!!! ) , so I felt it only fair to join him by having a Margherita!! Well .... it was almost like a Kathy/Deb version, so was VERY tasty and a bit deadly - not good in the heat (at 6:20pm it was allegedly, 32 degrees!!) anyway ... Not sure what we'll do tomorrow, probably make it up as we go along. We are off to Budapest on a 10:10pm (now 10:35pm) flight, to join our cruise on Saturday. It's now Chasleigh's birthday, so have a fabulous day, darling!!! Hope your parcel from Siena arrives although it's anyone's guess!!!! Love to you all. Salute!!! Xxxx
PS UPDATE. When we got into the taxi at 7:45pm it was 35 degrees!!!! So ..... that's hot!!! :-)
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A must be special to be a d/k version. So... off to Buda,or is it Pest, or both. Happy Friday! Not old farts on Dart, but old farts on seats..... in the Colusseum!! lol