-Part 4 continued- After the colosseum, it was to the church San Clemente. Yes, again. I had just visited yesterday, but didn't mind visiting again, especially since our local guide, the WONDERFUL Christina, showed us areas and told us stories that we different than what I'd seen and heard the prior day.
Then it was off to the Roman Forum, which we did not stay long at, but was very open, so it wasn't like we needed to go into a bunch of buildings to see everything.
Here, I'd like to say a word about vandalized property and disrespect for historical artifacts. MANY of the buildings in Rome, Italy in general, but especially Rome, are filled with graffiti!
This graffiti is in the Colosseum, many churches and buildings, as well as walls and sidewalks. Of course, this is a problem with many major cities, but there are few major cities with sights as old as Rome's! The Colosseum is one of the ancient wonders of the world and it's heartbreaking to see names carved in the stone, etc.
I mention this, solely because Christina actually had to tell a tourist-- not our group, of course- to get off an ancient piece of marble, which he was standing on to get a picture!
Such uncouth, disrespectful behavior irritates me to no end. I was very happy to see Christina step up.
Pardon the mini-rant, but I had to express my thoughts here. Those of you going on this trip-- please don't be so ill-bred. But of course, I know that's unlikely with ABDers!
Anyways, that's it for now-- more part 4 (the end) later.