Day 12

We planned on going to the Vatican today but being quite jaded we called Benny to postpone the confession and he was quite understanding, danke. So after a decent sleep in we crossed the Tevere River for the first time and took a wander around Trastavere and discovered a gem of a church St Maria in Trastavere. It was another hot one in Roma today so to take advantage of the air condtioned shops visited the main shopping drag...Via Del Corso, all the way up from Piazza Venezia to Piazza Del Popolo. We took a rest on the grass outside the Capitol Hill to let our feet recover then looked around the Capitoline Museum...some really old artifacts in this place, the tomb of the unknown soldier and the most important fire in Roma, the eternal flame. Had another rest at our B&B then went around Roma on self-guided night walking tour taking in the Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain (again) and seeing some new sights in the Pantheon and Piazza Navona. A couple of tired tourists crashed late, starting to feel the effects of the combination of heat, crowds and sightseeing.