As I write we're stuck at Rome airport, waiting for our flight.
Having made the four hour coach drive back to the capital, we popped in to Ostia, the former port of ancient Rome.
Today it's an archeological treasure trove, that reminds us how cosmopolitan Rome was in the first century AD.
In amongst the expected buildings, such as public baths and a splendid theatre (where a music concert will be taking place tonight) there lie symbols of the other cultures that came under Roman rule. Here, one can find a synagogue and several temples dedicated to the Egyptian god Mithras.
We spent just over an hour there, before heading back to the airport. Everyone is well fed and a little fed up that we're having to hang around for our passage home.
I'll put some more photos up tomorrow, but until then, arrivederci!
Mr vS
PS Jamie has blagged possibly the largest number of designer bags (Gucci, Dior, Calvin Klein, Hermes, to name but a few) I have ever seen in the possession of a cheeky boy. A fantasic career in business looks likely.
Having made the four hour coach drive back to the capital, we popped in to Ostia, the former port of ancient Rome.
Today it's an archeological treasure trove, that reminds us how cosmopolitan Rome was in the first century AD.
In amongst the expected buildings, such as public baths and a splendid theatre (where a music concert will be taking place tonight) there lie symbols of the other cultures that came under Roman rule. Here, one can find a synagogue and several temples dedicated to the Egyptian god Mithras.
We spent just over an hour there, before heading back to the airport. Everyone is well fed and a little fed up that we're having to hang around for our passage home.
I'll put some more photos up tomorrow, but until then, arrivederci!
Mr vS
PS Jamie has blagged possibly the largest number of designer bags (Gucci, Dior, Calvin Klein, Hermes, to name but a few) I have ever seen in the possession of a cheeky boy. A fantasic career in business looks likely.
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