This morning we decided to hop on a train and go to Italy. The city of Vintimiglia is right across the border and less than an hour by train. It’s small enough that everything is within walking distance of the train station, and it has some cool things to see. It’s a rainy and gray day in Nice, but not so much that it wasn’t a good day to travel.
First, we had to take the bus to the train station. Here’s what our apartment building looks like from the outside.
We arrived in Italy and walked around a bit on our way to the archeological museum. Italy looks similar to France, and if you didn’t read the signs you could probably be tricked into believing that you were still in France.
We made our way to the archeological museum. There are some Roman ruins here that were uncovered when construction started on the train tracks. It’s so weird to think that there are so many things hiding under our feet that may or may not ever be found. And it’s crazy to have all these people living right next door, so every time they look out their window they see a 2000 year old Roman whatever!
The first set of ruins in the baths.
There are quite a few artifacts in the museum that were found during the excavations. There are also a few things from the cemetery that was located nearby – but not technically within the city limits, since that was against Roman practice. We were the ONLY people in the museum today, so we had no problems getting a good view of everything.
After the baths, you go through an underpass and arrive at the theater. It’s still being used for concerts and other shows. We tested the acoustics by having Zbyszek go to the stage area and talking in his teacher voice. I was able to hear him from the top of the seating area!
After the ruins, we took a walk along the Mediterranean.
We stopped for lunch at a local place that specializes in kebab, tacos and more. I know, pasta/pizza are what you get in Italy – but they had a kebab panini, which sounded interesting. I love when people get creative and mix cultures, so that’s what I got. It was delicious. And I got a special Olympic Coke can.
Then we headed back to the train station, with a stop along the way for the market. They had some plums that Z loves, but are very hard to find in the States.
