We headed to Trastevere, which is an area of Rome on the river. It is full of tight lane ways with plenty of cafes and boutique shops. We passed a school which Kylie would have loved for to go in and visit. Obviously it was a tight little school with not much playground and some of the kids were playing in the laneway and that was the designated yard duty area for some of the teachers. We visited two spectacular churches.
Our kids needed some playtime themselves so we headed up the hill that I had ran up earlier in the day to give them some space to throw a ball around. On the way up we came across an almost abandoned alley way that had all these doors, almost like vaults. On each door was the painting telling the story of Jesus' crucifixion. We also passed a beautiful fountain that I had photographed earlier on my run. Whilst there a bird pooed on Sebastian, this was the second time it has happened. The area at the top of the hill provided more great views of Rome. The kids enjoyed some freedom and ran around.
We ventured back down to explore the laneways further. They had a lot of buildings with vines growing down them and they looked fantastic.
Lunch beckoned and we headed back to a restaurant near our hotel. The kids eyes were bigger than their stomachs and they tried a pizza each. In the end I had to try to finish theirs (unsuccessfully I may say). The waiter gave Kylie and I a shot of Limone Liquor' to wash down lunch, sh%t it was strong.
After lunch the we decided to go on a tram ride around Rome, but the kids we a bit bored so we got off and caught the metro home to start organising for our trip to Cortona tomorrow.
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