Surprisingly fun day in Rome today! We woke up at a decent time and then headed in to the Vatican for a big tour. The site is absolutely beautiful but this was my first time traveling with a good guided tour so both Erika and I learned quite a lot, while also appreciating the remarkable sights of the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica.
After the Vatican we aimed to head in and visit the Colosseum. When we arrived, however, we felt the brunt of a vicious comprehensive National Strike. First, the intra-city metro was closed as the workers were striking so we had to take taxis everywhere. Then, we when got to the Colosseum we found that it was closed... for the first time in thousands of days. We walked around the outside but were upset that we weren't able to get in.
Still, we tried to make the best out of a tough situation and we took cabs back to the Valle Aurelia train station and then took the regional train (luckily still running) into our campsite. There, we headed right to the pool. I've never enjoyed a swim more as it has been bordering on 100 F in Rome over the past few days.
We then had some great dinner, prepared by Cam, and then headed up to the bar to get some wifi and watch some Euro Cup football.
Tomorrow morning we're off to Venezia!!!! I cannot wait.
We'll be back soon!
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