So, final day and another early start. It was the Colosseum today and as it was the first Sunday in the month, it was free to get in – so bound to be busy.
We got there just after 8:30 after a faff with the train again, to get this one you have to turn right as you get to the metro and go under the tracks to the other side. Two queues and no one really helping you other than what I assume are hawkers selling tours. We decided to queue against the smaller line on the right hand side as you come out of the station. Here you are given a ticket to the three parts, and then you go into the Colosseum via the “tickets” row which gets you in line with all the other queuers to go through security. As we got to the check point two very annoying people pushed passed flashing their “Roma Pass” at us – like it means something, anyway we just went around them and through. It was here that we realised that it was better to get the tickets before hand, as all the dudes who were queuing, had to get their tickets now, and we just walked passed… coolio.
I like this place, next time though I will look to book the basement tour, got exasperated by all the morons taking selfies and not actually looking at the building itself. Walked around every inch, then out.
Next was to walk around the forum, then up the road to get a pizza in a Chinese – which was odd.
Then it was about time to get the train back to the airport and home.
Like Rome, think we will return.