The last few days have been jam packed so I will give you a little play by play haha.
On friday night I got in late so we went and watched Uncle Dave play hockey with his new team because they are preparing for a tournament in Northern Italy so they have practice 4 days a week. Yes believe it or not there is hockey in Rome but I have to admit there is a few on his team that even im better at skating which is sad. Saturday we drove out to Capena to Nono and Nona's (Ale's parents) country home. It was absolutely beautiful and there house was amazing. The built a huge spanish style villa that has 3 floors, 2 full kitchens and 5 bedrooms on a 4 acre olive tree farm. They make their own olive oil and Alé always cooks with it and it is amazing! The countryside is incredible and there are olive trees everywhere. That afternoon they took us to an animal market where there were hundreds of animals for sale including chickens, peacocks, goats, cows, fish, horses, puppies, kittens, turtles..pretty much anything you can possibly think of. It was really cool and the kids loved it. Emma and Dylan got 2 fish although they wanted a pony haha.
Today I toured downtown Rome a little more. I started at Circus Maximus where the chariot races were held (and also the site of Live 8) and then I walked over to Bocca della VeritĂ where I put my hand in the hand of truth. Legend says that if you put your right hand in the hand of truth, while telling a lie, it will be bitten off (apparently priests used to put scorpions in there in help it along). Then I walked over to Capitoline Hill and walked through the Roman Forum. The Roman Forum was really amazing and there were hundreds of ancient ruins and 2 massive arches leftover from law courts, offices and temples. My last site of the day was the magnificiant Colosseum where I did a 1 hour audioguide tour. This was really amazing to finally see and definitely one of the coolest things in Rome. It's awesome to stand from above and look down at the subterranean tunnels where the "ferocious beasts" and gladiators cowered prior to their debuts. I spent the rest of the day wandering around downtown mostly near the Spanish Steps which is my favourite place to hang out. Ciao xoxo
On friday night I got in late so we went and watched Uncle Dave play hockey with his new team because they are preparing for a tournament in Northern Italy so they have practice 4 days a week. Yes believe it or not there is hockey in Rome but I have to admit there is a few on his team that even im better at skating which is sad. Saturday we drove out to Capena to Nono and Nona's (Ale's parents) country home. It was absolutely beautiful and there house was amazing. The built a huge spanish style villa that has 3 floors, 2 full kitchens and 5 bedrooms on a 4 acre olive tree farm. They make their own olive oil and Alé always cooks with it and it is amazing! The countryside is incredible and there are olive trees everywhere. That afternoon they took us to an animal market where there were hundreds of animals for sale including chickens, peacocks, goats, cows, fish, horses, puppies, kittens, turtles..pretty much anything you can possibly think of. It was really cool and the kids loved it. Emma and Dylan got 2 fish although they wanted a pony haha.
Today I toured downtown Rome a little more. I started at Circus Maximus where the chariot races were held (and also the site of Live 8) and then I walked over to Bocca della VeritĂ where I put my hand in the hand of truth. Legend says that if you put your right hand in the hand of truth, while telling a lie, it will be bitten off (apparently priests used to put scorpions in there in help it along). Then I walked over to Capitoline Hill and walked through the Roman Forum. The Roman Forum was really amazing and there were hundreds of ancient ruins and 2 massive arches leftover from law courts, offices and temples. My last site of the day was the magnificiant Colosseum where I did a 1 hour audioguide tour. This was really amazing to finally see and definitely one of the coolest things in Rome. It's awesome to stand from above and look down at the subterranean tunnels where the "ferocious beasts" and gladiators cowered prior to their debuts. I spent the rest of the day wandering around downtown mostly near the Spanish Steps which is my favourite place to hang out. Ciao xoxo
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