I hopped over by ferry from Corsica to Italy for a few days to walk the streets of Rome and pay a brief visit to Pisa and Florence.
We had Clementine’s car which gave us more independence and the opportunity to pack all the basic camping goods.
Walking the streets and narrow alleys of Rome felt like walking through a big museum. There were monuments, ancient building, ruins and squares around every corner. There was always something new to discover as we wondered around - lots and lots of walking.
There were so many awesome sights during our quick three day visit of Rome. I lived on a pizza only diet for four days and filled my water bottle up at all the fountains scattered in the city as I continued to complain about European beer prices. Street artists entertained and sold work all over and one was amused by some of their skills.
I thought that there were many tourists at the Forbidden City in China, but nothing beats a hot summer day in Rome. Tourists as far as the eye can see. We squeezed between the people to view the fabulous Sistine Chapel which also gave me the opportunity to take my time and take some shots of the colourful roof. So much ancient history between the walls of these buildings with art and statues all over dedicated to God and Roman leaders who all had six-packs and small penises.
Walking between the walls of the colosseum, eating ice cream on one of the several squares, giving way to one of many Vespa’s, having blisters on my feet, still using a two year expired Student Card, seeing one too many pictures of Jesus, munching pizza’s, being stuck in traffic and having perfect weather throughout added to a great experience.
