Back in Rome

 We took the train back to Rome, and the bus to the hotel in the Trastevere area. The bus routes seem to meander all over the place. This one took to past the Piazza Venezia in front of the huge Monument of Vittorio Emanuele, built in the early 1900's to celebrate the anniversary of a united Italy.

The hotel is actually at the far side of Trastevere, which looks a bit rougher, more dirty, lots of graffiti. The hotel itself is fine in an apartment building with the room looking over the courtyard. After checking in, we walk across the nearest bridge over the Tiber river, past the bottom of Capitoline Hill, to the Piazza Venezia. It is a major traffic hub so not much to see right there, but we found a place for lunch and had a huge lunch of bruschettas.

We walk back toward the river, and stumble across a Jewish area, with shops and restaurants serving Kosher food, and a plaques commemorating a round-up of Jews in 1943. Just past this are ruins of the Marcello theatre. It is round like a small colosseum, and looks like it has had stuff build on top of it. 

There is also the ruins of an old Roman walkway, the Portico d'Ottavia, which has had an old church built into it.

Across the river to the centre of Trastevere, we find a little pub and have a craft beer. Then spend tim winding our way through Trastevere area with plazas with music, streets lined with restaurants.

We find the main road and head back to the hotel.