Rome itinerary

Finally put together something resembling a battle plan for Rome... I've tried not to pack in too much, but it's always difficult to know in advance how tired you're going to be after a couple of days. Anyway, here's what I plan to see & do :

Wednesday 12/21: I'll arrive too late in the evening to do much, except maybe stuff my face in a good restaurant.

Thursday 12/22: Museum Day in the ancient centre of town. Colosseum, The Titus Arch, The Palatine Height & museum, The Forums (Roman & Imperial), Domus Aurea (Nero's old place) and finally the Risorgimento museum located inside the vast monument to king Victor Emanuel II. This day is looking a bit ambitious, but I can always bump one or two events to another day.

Friday 12/23: Mostly walking around the other historical centre of town. Piazza Navona, Piazza Mattei, the Jewish Quarter, maybe a walk across the Tiber to see the city museum in Trastevere.

Saturday 12/24: Pantheon and the Augustus mausoleum ruins.

Sunday 12/25: Everything will be closed on the 25th, so I'll be doing a fair bit of walking this day. Ambitious, but I'm hoping to walk the areas of Piazza del Popolo, Piazzale Napoleone, the park of Villa Borghese and the Spanish Steps.

Monday 12/26: Most things will still be closed, so I'll just keep walking... Gianicolense park, with its Garibaldi monument, also there's supposed to be a great view from the Gianicolo height. Afterwards, I'll cross the river and stroll around the Aventino and Testaccio districts. Again, mostly parks and views.

Tuesday 12/27: The west bank of the Tiber. Castel sant Angelo - Hadrians old palace, and the St Peter Basilica. I've already seen the Vatican museum, and found it rather stuffy, so I won't bother with it again.

Wednesday 12/28: The Capitol museum if I'm up for it... the Trevi fountain, maybe (already seen it)... Leaving Rome in the afternoon, hopefully stuffed with impressions, photos and ice cream...