Rome day 2

We visited St. Peters Square and Basilica on Saturday morning  - very large and grand.  The line looked very, very long but it moved quite quickly.  They were very strict – no tank tops or bare shoulders and your knees had to be covered – they turned people away – regardless if you waited in line.  We were in another church – I think in Venice, and one of the priests spoke to people – it is good to remember to carry a scarf just in case.   

Some of the group left for the airport and Katie and I carried on – we found a biker bar for lunch – well we did not realize it was a biker hangout at first – they had great photos of minis and the names of their sandwiches was famous car races – it was not until the bikers started to arrive – they were not driving scooters (which are everywhere here) but real bikes -  all were of a certain age and all seemed to know each other.  When we left the bar was full and everyone was having a great time - We are sure they wondered how a couple of English speaking girls made their way into the bar…  Great sandwich though – made right in front of us - and of course excellent beer! 

The first one is the Spanish Steps, then Trevi fountain, Pantheon, Colosseum.

Katie left today so I am on my own - I walked til my feet were sore - most of the afternoon - found myself at the Colosseum so decided to go in and take the tour - you can bypass the ticket queue if you go in the audioguide line - you can buy your ticket and and guide and skip the long line up.  Our tour leader gave us this tip and it really works.  The colosseum is very impressive and the audio guide was interesting - a rather posh voice be pleasent to listen to...