It was really nice to have a full day of free time in Rome to go back and see things we wanted to go back and see again. We also realized that due to the time changes and our sleep schedule, we hadn’t gotten a chance to see any of the sights of Rome at night – so we booked a nighttime tour that would give us that chance.
We spent a chunk of time down at the Tomb of the Unknown Hero, which is right next to the Forum. The structure is nicknamed “the wedding cake” because of all color (white) and all the many tiers to the building.
We also did some last minute junk/souvenir shopping down in the heart of the more trendy Rome shopping area. They even had a Disney Store! We did not buy anything, but it did remind us that we were hopping on the cruise ship on Saturday.
Rome at night was really quite stunning, but a tour may not have been the best way to do it. We would have loved to spend more time in some areas and much less time in others. San Pietro was absolutely gorgeous, but since we never even stopped long enough to take a picture, we made do with “drive by” photography.
