"Rome is the city of echoes & the city of illusions..."

Ciao from Rome! First thing I have to say is that it is freaking HOT here. I went to see the Coliseum and Roman ruins today. It was quite miserable even starting at 10am (earlier than I can say I did much of anything in Barcelona). Now I just finished up an insalata mista e margherita pizza at this restaurant near the Hostel Alessandro on the corner of Via Vicenza and Via Palestro. This might be my very first time eating at a sit-down restaurant alone.