4/29-Rome

4/28-From Civitivecchia on the Italian coast where the ship docks, we hopped a train into Rome for a whirlwind overview of some of the sights. After an hour and fifteen minutes on the train and another half hour finding our way out of Rome's main station (via the restroom and the tourist information center), with map and camera in hand we began our trek, heading first for the Colloseum. We spent quite a bit of time there doing a self-guided tour with telephone-like devices to guide us in english. From there we headed for the forum. After a lunch of pizza (what else?) at an outdoor cafe, we continued on to the Trevi Founhtain, the Spanish Steps, and then worked our way back to the Pantheon before heading back to the train station for the return trip to the ship. We will have to return someday to complete our Rome experience, but we thoroughly enjoyed the time we had there. We have been blessed with perfect weather and smooth seas so far. Departing Civitivecchia at 8:00PM, we will arrive in Naples tomorrow morning.