Rome - last day


This will be our last blog. NCL informed us this morning that our cruise has been cancelled due to mechanical issues with the ship! So we will fly home this coming weekend. On the positive side we had a great holiday in South Africa. However, we have also had some pretty bad negatives too. Our beloved pussy cat, Mussy, died while we were away. If that wasn’t enough, Sue’s vertigo caused her to fall in a hotel room, hitting her head and requiring four stiches! So our feelings would be well expressed in a string of four letter words!

So, here is our last report. Yesterday we spent hours on a hop-on-hop-off bus viewing the highlights of Rome. We have been to Rome before on an excursion from a cruise ship in 2013, so we did not feel the need to visit places we had been before. One ancient site that we missed last time was the Trevi Fountain so we spent some time there and took lots of photos.

Our experience of Rome today can be best revealed in the selection of photos below. We have all seen pictures of places like the Colosseum but there is no substitute for being there and getting the feel of this ancient city. Magnificent statues and carved figures are everywhere and the streetscapes reflect the architectural styles of centuries. As you have no doubt heard the traffic is appalling! No wonder vespers are so popular as they allow riders to squeeze between cars and race through the traffic – often at suicidal speed it must be said.

Enjoy the photos! The first five are street scenes and a selfie, the next five are of the colosseum, the next two are of ruins overlooking the Circus Maximus, then three of the Trevi Fountain. 



















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