Colossal
When in Rome, one must do the Colosseum, and in July, one must do it as early as possible before it reaches max occupancy and stops accepting visitors and those visitors melt in the summer Rome sun. So, we woke early and grabbed what was a delicious, giant, and apparently free buffet in our hotel. Well, no one ever asked us our room number or charged us, so grazie! We again dined al fresco at a table made for slow Italian meals with seats arranged to overlook the hotel's interior courtyard, complete with too familiar pigeons. After trying and failing to get a cab, I ubered it, which meant we got to ride in Rome to the Colosseum in a sporty Alfa-Romeo driven by a hipster Italian youth with slick hair and aviator sunglasses. Living the dream, people :) It was a full-sun 90 degree day when we caught up with our tour guide, Fabio--an enthusiastic individual who seemed to speak at least English, Italian, Spanish, and a bit of Japanese. To engage ...