Day 3 - March 26th - Rome

We had breakfast at the hotel again. This was our last full day in Rome. We walked over to the Forum but even though opening time was supposed to be 9am things didn't open up until the afternoon (due to work in the area). We headed over to the Vittorio Emmanuel building where we watched (with tons of other people) a military wreath laying ceremony. There were members of several different armed forces, a military band and dignitaries in attendance (we were not able to find out anything in the news or papers to explain what happened).

From there we went back to the Spanish Steps - this time to tackle climbing them (Dad went all the way, Dawn & I stopped half way). We sat on the steps (like the locals), soaked in the atmosphere & rested our tired feet. Next was the Trevi Fountain - beautiful yet crowded. We had lunch down the street at Quirino's Restaurant (no web site but here's a review with the address and phone number http://www.frommers.com/destinations/rome/D33602.html). Lunch for me consisted of Ravioli con spinaci e ricotta (spinich & ricotta ravioli), followed by Ossobuco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossobuco). We then visited the Bocca della Verita (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocca_della_Verit%C3%A0) where Dad tested his luck by putting his hand in the mouth :-)

Dinner that night was at the Piro Trattoria (Via Daniele Manin 55/57). Pizza Margherita for Dawn, Quatro Formaggio Pizza for me and lasagne for Dad. It was then back to the hotel to pack up our belongings in preperation for our departure from Rome.