This morning it was raining again (surprise surprise). While wandering to the Colosseum, I stumbled upon some sort of political rally. There were Communists there! I didn't think Communists existed anymore!
After visiting the Colosseum, I tried to go to the Palatine, but apparently it was closed to due a strike. (Of course, they didn't advertise this at the Colosseum where one buys the combined same-day ticket for both.) I'm guessing this is the march I ran into.
In the afternoon I visited the Trevi Fountain, which was much bigger than I was expecting, the Spanish Steps, and wandered up Via del Corso to Piazza Popolo or something, passing a few piazzas and obelisks on the way.
I can't say I really like Rome - it's dirty, traffic is a constant rush hour and there are always crowds of people everywhere (the metro is packed all day). Customer service is terrible - the minute they finish serving you, they start talking to the next customer without even saying thank you or goodbye. People don't walk places, they meander like they have all the time in the world.
On the upside, the hostel has free breakfast and dinner, which is a nice change. I wanted to visit Pompeii, but the tours are €140, which is more than a little out of my price range, so tomorrow I think I'll visit Ostea Antica instead.
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V- I hope you are training to Ostea, it's only 1 euro for about a 40 minute ride.....
You don't really need to do a tour, you can just get a train to Pompeii via Naples, the excavation site is right next to the train station and there are audio guides.
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