We just got out of Ostica which is a huge excavation of an ancient city outside of Rome. Most of the city was built around 2000 years ago, with a restoration occuring in the "Imperial" age which was not specified exactly. The city myst have been mammoth because we walked for hours and didn't see the entire thing. The most impressive thing, in my opinion, was the theatre which could have housed a thousand people. There was also a necropolis, and lots of bath houses. The train getting there was interesting because there was grafitti all over the outside yet the inside was well maintained. We ate at a little cafe and had salami or ham sandwhiches with mozzarella cheese that was placed in an over for several minutes before eating. Even in the ruins of Ostica most of the women wore four to five inch heels, most of them surprisingly well.
Posted by Chris Dawson |
