When In Rome...

So we woke up this morning after staying up really late watching the Republican Debates last night on CNN World to jack hammers and really loud banging right outside our Rome hotel window. Now this would be okay in a hostel or in a hotel where we are paying under $50 each, but we were paying almost $100 a night for this place. We decided we need to change hotels. I went to the receptionist and told her that the arrangement was unacceptable and we would need to change hotels and she can't charge us for canceling the rest of our nights. Luckily she agreed and we booked a hotel farther from the city, much cheaper, and from all we can tell much quieter. The Hotel Sisto V is quite nice with wireless internet access and half the price of our inner city Rome hotel. We do have to take taxis to the city, but still save quite a bit of money every night. Plus we get a free breakfast in the morning.

After figuring out the hotel situation we went to the Colosseum.
We took a guided tour. The tour guide wasn't so great at English, but we got the main points. Then we stayed there for another hour or so taking goofy pictures around the place. TR and Ajay sang the Gladiator soundtrack theme song throughout the entire time. It was really funny and we got numerous strange looks. The Colosseum is right behind them in the video...

While we waited for our tour of the Colosseum, we toured Palatine Hill. It was amazing to see all of the ruins and to think to what all had happened in that space.
We then walked to Circus Maximus and to the place where Brutus hid after stabbing Cesar.
We then went to get pizza and had a great dinner joking around. Walking around Rome at night is beautiful and we really enjoyed ourselves. We took a taxi back to the hotel and let me tell you, it was kind of likc Mr. Toad's Wild Ride at Disney World. We almost crashed 3 times and we didn't know for sure if the driver knew which hotel we were talking about. In the end he got us there in one piece, but people here drive like maniacs.

TR and Ajay were supposed to get to use the computer, but they were asleep within five minutes...

Oh well. If they owe you an e-mail they will send it tomorrow morning. We are going to take it easy tomorrow and relax. We will see a couple more sites and plan for a day trip the next day. If anyone knows of any beaches near Rome we would love to hear about them!

I was hoping to put up pictures from Ajay and TR's cameras, but they are asleep so that will have to wait until tomorrow. Hope everyone is well!