I'm not built to withstand this heat

After nearly drowning in the course of stamping through the gigantic puddle that has been Europe for the better part of our trip, the heat of the last week is finally getting to me. I did laundry today and let me tell you, it's nice to look at your clothes and not see salt deposits all over them.

Sunday morning, we strolled down to the Rome metro to take the train to the Colosseum. We got out of the stop there and the 2000 year old structure loomed over us. I am very impressed by things that have stood for hundreds of years; a good thing too as we've seen a lot of things in that category.

One problem I had with the Colosseum is that there are regular Italian guys dressed up in cheesy Roman centurion costumes. They run up to you and ask if you want a picture and then charge you 5 euros for the privilege of standing next to them and their broomed heads. Do you really think of Roman legionnaires or centurions when you think Colosseum? No! Lions, gladiators, and things like that, obviously. I propose that some enterprising person should dress up in a lion costume and charge the same price for pictures. Nothing says "Authentic Trip to Rome" than pictures with a person in a lion costume outside the Colosseum.

We saw the Trevi Fountain in the evening and followed that up with a dinner that may have been the best of our trip. Unfortunately, we missed the Basilica and all that Vatican City has to offer so we'll be exploring that section of the city on the 28th before our flight to London.