Europe Day 15 - Ostia

On our fourth day in Rome, we took the subway down to the Ostinese train station, and caught the Lido train to Ostia. There is a lot more graffiti on the trains and stations in Rome than in London or Paris.

We stopped at Ostia Antica, and walked around the ruins for a couple of hours. This city was the port for Imperial Rome, but was eventually abandoned and covered in silt.

Then we got back on the train and rode down to modern Ostia, about 15 minutes downriver.

We walked around a bit and the kids put their feet in the Mediterranean, then we had a late lunch and gelato before heading back.