This was our last full day in Rome, and we didn't have anything booked in advance. First we went out for breakfast to a local café which advertised pancakes. However they didn't actually have them on, so we ended up with pastries instead. This was actually more traditionally Italian, and very cheap at 7 euros for two coffees and three pastries.
The weather wasn't so good today, and after breakfast it started to rain so we returned to the apartment to wait it out.
Once it had dried a bit, we walked up and crossed the River Tiber to its only island, Isola Tiberina. It's quite small and we walked all the way round it.
This bridge is the oldest in Rome, dating back to Julius Caesar times.
We crossed over the bridge into the Jewish Quarter, then round to a theatre which is designed as a mini-Colosseum.
We walked to the Spanish Steps and climbed up them. It was extremely busy there.
From the top we walked along to the park around Villa Borghese. It's a huge green space with a boating pond and many paths. We bought ice cream and a snack there.
After a bit of a walk round the park we went down hill to Piazza Barberini where we sat outside Pepy's Bar and had an (expensive) beer. It was nice to people-watch though.
We caught the Metro back to the Circus Maximus, the stadium where they used to hold chariot races.
The reason we'd come to this area was to visit the Thermal Baths. This is an absolutely massive complex of buildings where the Romans used to come for hot, tepid and cold baths, and generally to socialise.
We caught the tram back to the apartment, where we had a rest and did some packing. Later we went out for dinner locally, to a restaurant called Pizza in Trastevere. We shared a salad, spaghetti carbonara, and a gorgonzola pizza, which was all pretty good.
