Day 3 - I'm starting to mellow

OK, so maybe I'd come back here one more time. Here are some quick thoughts on the trip so far (quick because this internet services is $30/hr!)
1. Always go for the Roma Pass - 3 free days of public transportation and 2 free admissions into a number of sites - I used it to go to the Colosseum and traveled all over town. I think this cost $13.
2. Dogs are everywhere here - and all are good. Seymour would be great with the crowds of people but heaven help Rome if he came across another dog!
3. Why does the conversations sound more interesting when people are talking a foreign language than when I'm just evesdropping on Americans??
4. The demonstrations are over so the tour buses were back in business. Its a great way to see the sites - get on and off the buses- and hear descriptions of the sites along the way. $13-$16 for 24 hours
5. I am getting carbed out here. Breakfast is capaccino and sweet rolls - not even McDonalds has eggs mcmuffins! They also just have sweet rolls. Then its on to lunch - pizza, or pasta. Dinner is however I can get it - often junk food because I can't find a place to eat at or near my hotel. OK, I found a sandwich at my hotel for 20 euros (ham and cheese!). I had a strawberry margarita last night at the hotel for 15 euros. I don't mind splurging but $30 for a sandwich???
6. I did have a lunch special today for 6.9 euros - spagetti and tomatoes and a glass of red wine. Not bad but I was still hungry sadly.
7. LOVED the Colosseum - can't believe that it was built in the 1st century. They had statues and murals from the same time period - just amazing!!!
8. The Pantheon looked older than I thought it would - don't laugh. I know it's old but the replica in Tenn (?) is so nice and clean and it was supposed to be an exact replica. It is amazing though.
9. The drivers here are crazy!! There are smart cars and scooters everywhere. They are like little knats racing around and through the traffic. No wonder I see so many ambulances! I would never drive in this city.
10. Loved, loved, loved the Trevi Fountain - so romantic. I now want to see Three Coins in a Fountain and Roman Holiday again. By they way, there is lots of smoochin' going on in Rome - everywhere - and it's not just a peck on the lips, if you know what I mean :)
11. I walked up the Spanish steps - another place the romantics go. I sat on the steps and enjoyed watching people.
12. My steps per day - day 1 - 17,770, day 2 - 25,343 ( I was lost most of the day), day 3 - so far - 18,306 (lost a little but mostly touring sites and walking between them)
13. Speaking of getting lost, I found the Colloseum last night and decided to walk around that part of town for awhile. The Colloseum is not a small building - but within a few blocks I could not find it again. I actually had to ask the way back to the Colloseum - and no I haven't used my GPS yet. I'm starting to think it was a bad purchase.
Tomorrow I'm off to Florence. I got my train ticket today - 1st class on Eurostar for 46 euros. A bit pricy but not much more than a ham and cheese sandwich and margarita at my hotel!!
As I said, I'm mellowing out - even though the traffic is really bad and scary - I haven't even been scared being in the buses. Now crossing the streets - that's a totally different matter. Not everyone believes red means stop here. I've taken to shadowing anyone who is trying to cross the street so I can either make it or go down with them. So far so good!!
More later-