When in Rome...eat gelato

Ciao, Rufus writing to you from Rome!!

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Today we caught the metro to The Colosseum, please see pictures & videos as they are more interesting than what i have to say!

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But, it was cool, we had a guided tour through these phones, (please see photo), they were kinda boring so i only half listened...oh and before we went in some gladiators grabbed Hayley and threatened to behead her...so we took some photos....and then we had to pay 10 euros, gipped!

After Colosseum we went for a long walk through palatine hill, which at points stands 40 meters above the roman forum, it was high and pretty cool

By now, it was 130 and we were all starving, esp me :) so we finally decided on a place that lots of Italians were eating at, we all had pasta and it was soooo good, Anthony had carbonara, i had penne arrabiata, Hayley had pasta too and Trav had a really yummy one with bacon bits, oh it was so good i cant explain it, very tasty

After our tummys were happy we went to get gelato from a place recommended by "when in Rome..." and trip advisor, it was the best gelato, it took me back to being a little kid, i had a GRANDE gelato of limona amalfa, very nice but not heavy, then i had another one...because i can! Mint...yuuummmm, Trav had gelato Baci, and said to the man serving, grazie per tutti i baci! which  i thought was funny but i dont think the man was listening ): its fun ordering in italian, gives you a satisfaction when u nail it, yes!

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Checked out the Panthon, see photos, then we caught a taxi back to the bee hive, where we are staying, and like Hayley's dad has said, get in, and just close your eyes.....they really are crazy drivers! of course Ant and Trav loved it and Trav would say something silly like, "nice move" everytime our taxi would jump infront of 3 cars, or squeeze through a bus and another car with literally just inches between them....yeah that  was scary, but it was all good in the end because i asked the guy, "Tu sai dove se una belissima pizza?" do u know where we can get a beautiful pizza? and he was more than happy to help us out, he was actualy very nice, shame about his driving, but he gave us a map and said "Tutti gli italiani mangiano qui, non vai ai parti turisty" "All the italians go here, dont go to the touristy places"

So....after 10euros between us and a nice nap, we made our way to MezzaLuna, we almost didnt find it, until we asked some locals, and realized it was just nearby, we arrive, and yes just 10 min after we sit, lots of Italians arrive and the place is loud! :)

We met the waiter, and found out he has 9 Zii & Zie in Perth! He also thinks Australia is better but i told him he was delussional :) Hehe, jj

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So, i had pizza marghetita e buffala, which is literally just tomato sauce and buffalo-mozzarella cheese, for only 8euros! and it was the most amazing pizza i have ever had! The base was so thin but lovely cooked, the sauce has that real tomato flavour, and the cheese very creamy and stringy :)We all enjoyed it and decided to move to Italy and live on that street.There is a pic of the pizza to make u all jealous :)

Write to u soon....i hope someone is reading this and im not just talking to myself... :)

Ci vediamo!