[sphinx]

I will keep that in mind if/when I get back to Rome, with a bit more time. I had some end of meeting obligations Friday morning so I didn't really get started touristing until about 10:00. Since the Forum was closing at 7:00, I had nine hours. Managed to get to the Vatican Museum, St. Peters, Colosseum, and Forum, but I obviously didn't have time to do any of them justice. Fortunately, I had done a good bit of walking around in the evenings in the days prior, so I had managed to visit quite a few of the traditional "must sees" in the Old City.

A taxi driver wanted 25 euros to take me from St. Peters to the Colosseum. I looked at the map and told him I would pay 5. We were unable to bridge the gap, so I walked; it took about 40 minutes, there being interesting buildings and ruins along the way. I'm an old hand at coverning Civil War battlefields on foot and at speed, so I can cover a fair amount of ground. Having no interest in shopping and not needing to eat helped as well. But I could still have used a bit more time.

About a month would probably suffice.

[Oratam]

I found Rome to be an excellent walking city. Only as a last resort did we hop a bus or take the subway. There’s just too much to see and every turn presents a new and often wonderful vista.