After a welcome night's sleep we woke at around seven to leave San Cesareo at 7:45. A bus trip of about half an hour found us within two hundred metres of the Colosseum. We then met our guide and saw the beautiful Arch of Constantine. After a tour of the Colosseum we then set course for the Forum. The first sight was the site of Julius Caesar's cremation. Two more triumphal arches later, we were headed towards the the monument to Vittorio Emanuele II and then along Via Venezia to the 'Cat Sanctuary' in the Piazza Argentino. Here we had lunch, a welcome break from the warm Roman sun. From there we moved into the Piazza Navona with its three famous fountains. From there we visited the Pantheon, the Fontana di Trevi and finally the Spanish Steps. With some nice groups photos out of the way the boys were given some free time, some opting to buy Emporio Armani at the base of the stairs, others wandering to the top to see a panorama of Rome that was truly spectacular.
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