The ferry from Split to Ancona took about 10 hours, but we slept the time away in our little beds way below deck. Eoin and I even managed to squeeze in a Baywatch episode or two (this disc has been exhausted on our trip – weàre at a count of at least 2 views of each episode since our departure) before bed, so we had visions of Mitch and Hobie running through our heads all night.
Once we arrived in Ancona, we had a really easy time of transferring from ferry to train to metro all the way to Romeàs Termini station.

The first stop after leaving our bags off at our hostel was the Colosseum. It was impressive, but I thought thereàd be more Christians there for some reason…

We walked in the humid afternoon all the way to the Pantheon. What a spectacular building! This place is amazing. I couldnàt believe how huge it was from the outside and we hadnàt even gotten to the famous dome on the inside yet. The oculus (opening) in the roof of the dome must let rain in, but nobody seems too worried since the floor is made of many-colored marble. At one point a feather made its way through the oculus and Eoin and I watched it drift all the way down until it landed on my nose!

On our walk around the city we were struck by how many ancient ruins there are just lying around. It must be kind of weird to choose a meeting spot like the Colosseum or Pantheon, but I guess Romans get used to it and must take a lot of the history for granted as Iàm sure I would too.

I may have this wrong, but the most amazing part of all of this is that Rome was built in a day, right?

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