The most fun thing for Janet is trying to speak Italian as much as possible. It is so deeply satisfying to say something and be understood, and then even understand the response.
With our early start today, we were off to catch the first open-topped bus of the day to head to the Colosseum. It was pretty cold up on top of the bus and eventually we were driven downstairs.
At the Colosseum we joined a tour with a really good guide. We all really enjoyed it and are now fully aware of the more than 100 errors in the film Gladiator (not that we've seen it!)
By the time we came out of the Colosseum it was raining and so we decided not to tackle the Roman Forum. We caught the open-topped bus again and headed to Saint Peter's basilica. We had lunch and then lined up to go through the security screening process to be allowed into Saint Peter's. The highlight of Saint Peter's is Michaelangelo's Pieta. In other respects, it's all a bit overblown really. Give us a Giotto any day.The forecast for tomorrow is for some more rain but hopefully we'll be able to ignore it and do lots more exploring. We are having so much fun. The kids are a great age to take everything in and they are both agape much of the time.
A domani
Janet