Exploring Rome: Colosseum, Roman Forum, and more! Rome Day 3

On Rome Day 3, my mom and I took a guided group tour of the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, and the Colosseum! Out of all three sights I enjoyed the Roman Forum the most because it was fascinating to see (in real life) that buildings built thousands of years are ago are still intact and so well preserved! Palatine Hill is a portion of the Roman Forum, and has a great overhead view of all of Rome. Hot take, I was a little underwhelmed by the Colosseum…Maybe because I had visited Colosseum replicas in the South of France before, or because of the amount of people in the Colosseum itself, but I was not as impressed with the Colosseum as I was with the Forum. But the Colosseum is magnificent from the outside!

While we enjoyed seeing these ruins of ancient history, we were not the biggest fans of the group tour. We felt like the pace was too fast and we prefer enjoying sights on our own time. Also, at a super touristy attraction like the Colosseum, there are about twenty other group tours at the same time, so the experience did not feel personal in any way. The tour was also very exhausting with lots and lots of steps. Overall, even though we did not love our tour, I am content that we did it because we literally got to walk on history! Personally, I wish I had had more previous knowledge on Roman history, it would have made the experience even more memorable! I love Rome because the history is as valued as the present day.

For dinner we tried the viral pasta restaurant, Osteria da Fortunata! Tip if you don’t want to wait for hours: eat early! Since Roman always eat after 8pm, around 6 or 7pm there will be a short queue or you’ll be directly seated! I’d seen mixed reviews about this place with some people saying it’s too touristy and other people rating it as real quality pasta. I loved it and thought it was some of the best pasta from the trip! I tried their most popular dish, the Carbonara and I have only applause for it. My mom got the Fettucine with Vaccinara Tail Sauce which was also scrumptious. Pro foodie tip: mix the two, chef’s kiss!

Dessert has been an everyday thing in Rome, sometimes twice a day🤫, come on it’s Roma! We tried the panna cotta, actually my first ever panna cotta. I’m personally not a huge fan of the dessert, but my mom loved it so yes it’s worth it!

That was Rome Day 3: a day of exploring Rome’s history and Rome’s current food scene!