Reality is Finally Better Than a Dream...: di cinque giorni... Day 5!!

Day 5 ROMA with Auntie Chris and Uncle David!!

halfway through our trip, and you're lucky I know that much! I love not knowing what time or day it is!!! Anyways...today we ventured out rather late...after I got yelled at a few times for sleeping in and taking my time, I guess the lack of sleep finally caught up with me this morning!! haha. oh well...we had a sit down breakfast at the house first, then I showered and got ready to leave...we left probably around 1 or so, and were still out until about 7!! :) We drove with Auntie and Uncle David to Ostia Antica, the ancient port of Roma...

Ostia Antica is a large archeological site, close to the modern suburb of Ostia (Rome), that was the location of the harbour city of ancient Rome, which is approximately 30 km to the northeast. "Ostia" in Latin means "mouth". At the mouth of the River Tiber, Ostia was Rome's seaport, but due to silting the site now lies 3 km from the sea. The site is noted for the excellent preservation of its ancient buildings, magnificent frescoes and impressive mosaics.

It was a beautiful day for it...not too hot, not too cold! I don't think I've been cold since I've been here!! :) Did I mention how incredible it is that all of these buildings and statues and whatnot have been so well preserved since time before christ?!? It is just CRAZY to THINK ABOUT?!?

There were two ground levels...one was the street level how it used to be in BC times (the lower levels) and then AD and present times...restoration...

this was a town....there were houses, the cemetery (before you entered the gate) and bars, and public baths (hot and cold) and colleges....insane!!

the cemetery behind me...

amphitheater....no big deal, UMF had one of these...hahaa.

this was a bar...

outside the bar...look at the floor. .. amazing condition! (the view from what would have been my apartment if I lived back then)

school!

After the hike up and down, in and out of Ostia, we drove through Rome and ended up making a few stops along the way home, one to the infamous keyhole, where you peek through the keyhole of what appears to be someones house, or used to be anyways, and look through their keyhole to the gate, through the gardens and a perfect view to the dome of St. Peter's Cathedral!! Amazing Amazing!!!

took a few more shots, and headed home, where we ate ribs that fell off the bone, some pesto pasta dish with potatoes and green beans in it as well, and zucchini, followed by creme brulee and an apple tarte for dessert that my Aunt didn't have time to make on mom's birthday, the 12th.
HEAVENLY creme brulee. A few glasses of wine and some water, and some journal writing, and day five is behind us. What a day. What a five days it has been!!

We booked hotels for Venice and Florence for tuesday and wednesday nights. Tomorrow it's off to try and buy tickets for the tomorrow night soccer game Lazio vs. Juventus, and then just walk around town, taking our time, eating some more gelato and maybe a panini, and doing some shopping. Sounds great to me!!!!!

Ciao!!