Day 3 — Ancient Rome, then Trastevere after dark

Written by Wendy from the road · photographs by Tatiana

We woke up around 1pm because we were so tired so half the day was gone. We quickly got ready, stopped by a cafe for an espresso and some pastries and grabbed a cab to the historic center for our tour that day.

We toured the Colosseum, Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill with Crown Tours which lasted about 2.5 hours. The tour was great and we took tons of photos but the weather was in the mid 90s so it was hard being out and about, but when in Rome…

After we were done with the tour we headed to Trastevere which is a city known for its vibrant nightlife. The only reason we knew this was because our taxi driver recommended it to us. We were starving so we pretty much walked into the first restaurant we saw. The restaurant we went to, Casa Mia, was very good and offered beautiful outdoor seating. Little did we know that had we walked a block more we would have bumped into these amazing streets filled with people, restaurants and cafes.

After dinner we walked Trastevere for hours, got gelato, took photos and checked out shops. Late at night we headed back to our hotel to pack and get some sleep since we were off to our cruise the next day.

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Places from this day

• Colosseum — Two thousand years of arena, in mid-90s heat.
• Roman Forum — The Arch of Titus and the long walk through the ruins.
• Palatine Hill — Where Rome supposedly began.
• Trastevere — The taxi driver was right — hours of it, after dark.
• Casa Mia — The first restaurant we saw, and a good one.