We take it easy this morning, as it will be another long day. At 10, we leave our appartement to check out the Via Appia. It’s still grey and raining.
The kids don’t want to visit anything anymore, so they stay in the car while we take turns to check out some tombes, a villa and a mausoleum. It starts to rain at 12, so we get in our car and drive to Ostia Antica. Both Tim and Olga visited it before, but we’re curious to see it again, and it’s next to the airport.
It only slightly rains when we arrive. It is not busy at all, and we can calmly wander along the ruins of this ancient port city. Sadly most mosaics are covered to get protection from the weather. The theatre is in the latest stages of repair and also not visitable. So we make our way through bakeries and housing blocks to the cafeteria for some drinks and an ice cream for the kids.
The drizzle continues as we explore an ancient restaurants, a multistory apartment block and the forum. Hidden in the back is the House of Cupid and Psyche, named after a statue of the two gods and which has beautiful marble floors and some remaining marble wall panels.
It’s almost two, so we turn back and search for the Roman latrines to show the children how it was done in the past. We organise the car and luggage and drive to the airport. We remember in time to fill up the tank and return the car without any incidents. Getting insurance gave extra piece of mind but was unnecessary in the end.
We eat our last Italian pizzas at the airport after we’ve checked in and are waiting for our plane. It has been great in Italy, arrivederci!
