Night Tour of Rome

So tonight we decided that after being cooped up in the apartment all day with nothing to do, we'd go out and see some things. We started with dinner around 8:30-8:45 and that lasted until around 10:00 because well, it's Italy. By the time we had paid and were leaving most of the girls were tired and wanted to get some rest for the big game (which is tomorrow not Monday as was originally thought). Anyway it ended up being one roommate and I that were still wanting to go out so we did. We took a bus to Piazza Venezia and that started our tour. 

Vittorio Emanuele II Monument

 This monument is really distinctive and as I've said generally disliked by many Romans. Italians have fun opinions on monuments several are widely disliked however famous they might be. This particular one is really useful though because it is so unique and it is a good landmark. If you can see this, you can usually tell roundabouts where you are. It's relatively close to the Colosseum and to the rest of Ancient Rome, It's also next to the Capitoline Hill, and It is located right near Piazza Venezia (a big bus stop). These are all good things to know when you're in Rome.

A wedding shoot.

 LOTS of people can be found in this area taking pictures for their wedding. It's really really popular and for obvious reasons.

Roman Forum

We walked by the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine, but for some reason I didn't really take any pictures. I'm sure I'll have another chance though. We couldn't go in to the Forum because it was too late, but we could look around at the outside. The Roman Forum is really beautiful, but it is a little hard for me to distinguish the different buildings and what they were. I guess I got used to seeing images of what they would have looked like.

Roman Forum

 And again, the Roman Forum, this is looking out from Via Fuori Imperiali and you can't quite see the Via Sacra in this picture. But it led from the Colosseum to the arch of Septimius Severus. And many trophies from Roman conquests would have been brought up that street. 

Prison of Apostles Peter and Paul.
Mamertinum

We ended our tour after viewing Capitoline hill which I also neglected to get pictures of. Being a tour guide either requires more confidence or a bit more studying, although the girl who went with me seemed to appreciate it. We took a night bus home since it was around 12:30 when we finished. Between getting gelato and waiting for the bus it took us awhile but we got home around 1:00-1:30.