Today I took the advice Diane gave me and went to the Largo Argentina ruins, which house a cat sanctuary. The Italians do not take care of their animals. Apparently it's quite common for owners to abandon their cats when they go on holidays and they believe it to be "unnatural" to neuter their animals. So these people are illegal squaters who raise money to feed, neuter, and take care of these cats, many of which have been terribly abused.
So I spent a wonderful hour or so petting cats, some missing a leg, several blind, and all adorable. Later they gave a tour of the ruins, which holds not only cats, but also the assumed position where Julius Caesar was stabbed to death. It was an easier day than yesterday, but all the walking (much of it to no purpose I fear) has made me quite exhausted. Tomorrow- the Forum!
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