Last day in Rome

For our last day in Rome, we all decided to hit the beach! We were so excited to visit the Mediterranean Sea that we were fully unprepared for what we would find in Ostia Lido (Lido is Italian for beach)....the worst beach of all time! Okay, that's maybe not entirely fair because it might have been quite a bit nicer if we had paid about 10 Euro for the private beach (includes chair and towel) but we didn't and we ended up sitting on a tiny, crowded patch of beach that just seemed kinda skeezy and we only stayed for about half an hour before heading back into the city. I'm glad that we went because now we can say that we have been there and it was kinda nice to see but other than that, I'd say save your day trips for another place! Our first choice was Florence but we were told they were getting a lot of rain that day so we settled on the beach. If you have time, Ryan says that Cinque Terre is amazing, but we just didn't have enough time during this trip.

Even though the beach was a bust, we were able to get a picture in front of the Trevi Fountain (above) that doesn't have 8 million tourists in the shot! I also had an authentic Roman breakfast standing at the bar to enjoy a cappuccino and pastry. Handy tip: many Roman restaurants and bars (coffee shops) charge less if you eat at the bar. It can be up to a few Euro more to sit down and can be even more to sit outside.

After we left the beach, we said goodbye to our London friends who had to catch a flight home that afternoon. The rest of us did a little souvenir shopping and met up that evening for a final Italian dinner and a walk to Mamertine Prison which gave us the opportunity for a last look at the Colosseum and Forum lit up at night. Our trip to Rome was coming to a end but we had an amazing time and I can't wait to go back to Italy!