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Rome, Italy, Day 3Nov 14, 2018
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Remains of Greek/Roman Amphitheater
Remains of nearby Greek/Roman building
Roman ruins
Today, Luca our guide, takes us on a walk to the Jewish ghetto. The dictionary definition of ghetto is a part of a city in which members of a minority group live, typically as a result of social, legal, or economic pressure. Of course during World War II when Jews were forced into certain parts of a town or city and were called ghettos, it became a negative word. In Rome, Jews were forced to live in this area, but then later were free to live anywhere and the walls and gates were torn down. Now this Jewish Ghetto has become a very trendy place to live.
Just outside of the ghetto, we see the outside remains of an Greek/Roman amphitheater. It continues to amaze us how these centuries-old buildings still remain.
Then we walk around the ghetto itself. You'll see our photos of the area and the Christian area right outside of it. We eat traditional Jewish food for lunch - fried artichokes and some kind of wonderful fried fish.
After lunch, we walk to the Vittorio Emanuele II Monument. It is monument built in honor of the first king of a unified Italy located in Rome in 1885; so it is relatively new!! It is fondly called "the wedding cake". It is so elaborately designed that it is hard to describe and even take pictures of. Doug did his best.
Behind the wedding cake is a wonderful view of the ruins of the Forum, government buildings of ancient Rome and the Colosseum.
Sorry about the photos yesterday. This program wouldn't let be label each photo. I'll try again tonight.
