Rome Day 3, Venice Night 1

This morning we returned to the Colosseum. We only had a few hours to do this. We had a flight to Venice that afternoon. Luckily, we had the ticket from the day before.  The line to get the tickets was very long!!! if you can buy the ticket online or go to the Palatine line which is shorter and buy the 2-day ticket to see the Forum, Palatine and Colosseum. Inside the Colosseum there is a museum of the history of gladiators and the Roman empire. 

Gladiator outside the Colosseum

After the Colosseum, we went to the Palatine ruins. It was a little hard to imagine how it looked in the empire times. Some of the ruins are very well preserved but other are just small pieces. It was very moving to be in the same place as the Romans. I always loved history and I could hear my 6th grade teacher telling us the stories of the Romans... I wish I had been paying more attention to the class!!!

Above the Forum (that we saw the day before)

Roman Forum from the Palatine

After our half day in Rome we were on our way to Venice. This short trip came up last minute when we were deciding what to do in Rome. We thought about going to Pompeii for a day trip but the flights to Venice were so cheap that we decided to go for 24 hours. We only took a backpack and left our bags in the hotel in Rome. Our hotel in Venice was the most expensive of the whole trip and the oldest of all. When we arrived to Venice we got lost for a while looking for the hotel. There were 3 other hotels in the area with the same name and every time we asked for direction we were sent to the wrong hotel. We finally found it. After getting our room we walked to find a place for dinner. We had pizza! It was great! It sounds simple but pizza is probably my favorite food. I love bread and cheese and when the italians combine it is just perfect.

More gelato!!! I love italians for inventing some of my favorite foods 

We walked for a while and had to buy sweaters. We were expecting warmer weather like the one in Rome but it was a little cold. I also saw one of the funniest things I've ever seen: a condom's vending machine. I guess italians always think of everything.

condom's vending machine