1st day in Rome

We arrived in Rome around 9:30 this morning. Our train sleeper was a 6 by 8 by 10 foot room and it slept six. Kind of crowded but we all seem to sleep well. Driving through the Alps did not seem bad at all. We are staying at a place in Rome called Night and Day. The building was built in 1800. It is simple yet clean. We ventured out about 11:30 and made our way to the collisium. Very neat we took a million pictures. We noticed that many of the stones had holes in them. We found out that steel rods were put in these holes to hold them together. From there we ventured to the Arch of Constantine. While there I talked a vendor about some hats. I left withour buying and he followed us and tried to make a deal. When we looked back he was wrapping up his stuff. A moment later a police car showed up. We think that he was selling without a license. Interesting. After that it started to get hot so we headed back to our hotel. Tonight we plan to go to church at the Vatican then dinner and maybe the Trevi fountains. Andy