Hard Rock, Roman Forum & Dinner Cruise

Today was a much wiser day for us (we did learn a few things...) We had a two day pass for a "Hop-on" "Hop-off" Tour. Yesterday we went around once, and today we did the tourist thing of getting off. So far we have managed to eat at Mc Donalds and the Hard Rock! It helped us feel better (we needed a few comfort foods while we were adjusting!) For a few hours today we felt like we were back in America as we listen to music videos at the Hard Rock and got to see an English Menu! The waiters even spoke to us in English... wow, it felt great. We have not been in many churches yet as we went to the stops on our tour that were not easily accessible via the Metro (we are trying to keep things as easy as possible in the future so as to not get lost again.) This included the "Skeleton" Church (or I think more properly referred to as the Capuchian church). We also spent time at the Trevi Fountain and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (it is a huge monument... sometimes refered to as the Typewritter monument or better know as Victor Emanuel II.) We checked out the museum and saw some pretty awesome sites. From there we went to the Roman Forum (which is much bigger than it was 7 years ago... they have exavated quite a large area). We saw the place were Peter and Paul were in chains (and then escaped.) Next we went by the Coliseum, and then got back on the bus to head to find the Internet place from yesterday (we have been to three different ones to try and decide which one will work best.) This is the only one with PowerPoint... but it is in Italian! We shall see how much Corey and I can remember from using our English version (thank goodness I have also done my share of those!) It is better than nothing. We also picked up a small fan... this AC just does not cut it. The temp is 35 degrees C... not sure what that is in F, except it was 26C in Los Angelas today. It sprinkled off and on, and the breeze helped it out a little. The dinner cruise was also interesting. We sat by a couple from Mexico who were also on their Honeymoon (and also thought Rome to be very confusing. Imagine that!) It was a four course meal, which was fine (but nothing we would make again at home... or order at a restaurant). We saw homeless people on the banks of the River sleeping in tents under the bridges, and grafiti all over the walls of the embankment. There was also some carnival going on so we saw some tents and people playing games. It was ok, but not exactly what we were envisioning. Corey even thought the boat was scraping the bottom of the river a few times, but we did not get stuck. Getting home was another great adventure. We were a little braver, and did make it. However, we were a little off on our bus stop, and then managed to get on a bus that parked for 20 minutes. That was interesting since we did not have a clue where we were! We got back about 12:30 am... and decided that tomorrow would be a day to take it easy, and sleep in!