If this it Tues ..this must be Rome

Up early to be at the ready to get off the ship at 7 when it docked, and on to the shuttle bus to take us to the port entry. Here we walked about 10 mins to the train station where we had an hour ride in to Rome. After a long walk through the Roma Termini (main station) we got onto the metro to go to the coliseum. (Guess what?) so did a million others decide to see the coliseum today, too. The line to get in was about a city block long, but it moved quickly. We took an elevator to the top and walked around the whole circumference of that level. It is very moving to look down and see where Nero and his wife sat, see the lowest level where the animals were kept and to think of all of those that lost their life to the lions purely for the pleasure of the audience and that fate sealed by the thumb down of Nero. It is really much larger than what it looks like from outside and a lot of walking to get back out again.
A taxi took us through Rome (with a nice explanation of different buildings and monuments by the driver) and deposited us at the Piazza Navona. This is a very large square with 3 sets of statued fountains, surrounded by many small cafes. We picked a place (well helped by the waiters selling their establishments menu of the day) and making us think theirs was the best by far. We had a lunch of Bruscetta, pizza (a 12” each), of prosciutto, mushrooms, artichokes, olives, and of course Italian red wine. It was very good and so nice to sit and watch the artists painting and selling their wares, and the strollers in the middle of the square while eating.
We then walked to the Pantheon to marvel at the huge domed structure and all the statues and as well, the famous who were tombed there. Next off to see the Trevi Fountain, buy a smooth Gelato and then proceed to catch a bus back to the train station for the 3:30 train back to the port. We had to be aboard by 6:30 and so with the long train ride and the uncertainty of the bus and our walking stamina we had to make sure to have lots of time.
We had a bit of trouble with getting the bus, and tickets and the long walk at the station, probably 1 K at least, and so we truly collapsed when we got onto the train and all four of us slept a lot of the way back.
A later supper (for us) in the beautiful Grand Pacific, a meet up with the Internet manager to try to solve my problem, (which never happened), and then off to bed.
Only exciting thing of the night was that Harvey fell out of bed and scared me to death.
This time it was because his legs got tangled in the covers not like last time where he sat up on the floor and said “I took the wrong turn!”
It is now Wednesday and it is sea day so a quiet day of reading and relaxing and then Don and Thelma’s Anniversary supper in Le Bistro a French Restaurant. We have changed our clocks again so we are now 9 hours ahead of you. You are just getting up and we are thinking of getting dressed for supper. I now have to take my laptop and walk to wear I can get wireless service to send it. Over and out for now.