George Kirkwood
As we cruise towards Pompeii at 300 km/h, I am able to reflect on a very eventful day yesterday. The day began with a visit to Ostia, which used to be the centre of trade for all of Rome, it was amazing to see the well preserved ruins of what was a once important town. Ostia was certainly a time to relax after a busy couple of days visiting the churches of Rome. Next we took the train to the Colosseum, the Colosseum was definitely the highlight of the trip so far, you can imagine what the atmosphere would have been like back when the gladiators were fighting each other while 45,000 people looked on. The Colosseum is an incredible building, with Mr Buckingham informing us that the pieces of rock are placed so that they fit together without any type of cement, in saying this the toilets were some of the worst I've been in, with the smell being even worse than the ones at Grammar.
After the Colosseum we had some free time for dinner and a shop, and after carbonara and pizza the previous two nights we decided to treat ourselves to some McDonald's. After some of the worst service I have ever encountered and a cold burger, it is safe to say I may stick to traditional Italian dinners for the next few nights. After dinner we visited the Trevi fountain, which was incredible but had no water in it due to being under construction, and on the way home were mistaken for Aussies by a lovely woman on the train, not the greatest end to a great day in Rome.
