Our first full day in Rome started early. We were up, again, well before breakfast. In fact, we were showered and ready to go by the time the croissants, breads, coffee, and juice were put out at 7:30. By about 7:45, we had wolfed down our food and were off to face the day! On our way to Vatican City, we accidentally found that the trattoria where we dined the night before was actually at the end of our street—not down our street, over and down to the Coliseum, wrapping around to Palazzo Senatorio (with or without the detour), and up a long flight of stairs. On our walk, we were greeted by a “gladiator” who stopped us for thephoto opportunity of the whole weekend. Sure, I made have gotten to hold the sword (while the
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