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[Mid-tempo music plays]

Reedus: Eternity.

The feeling when the
pavement stretches on

without an end in sight.

The idea that what was
will always continue to be.

The perpetuity that
could only exist

in the place where
all roads lead.

♪

The Eternal City.

I'm here for some perspective

on what it really
means to last forever.

♪

This is "Ride,"
and we're in Rome.

[Horn honks]

[Traffic passing]

[Vehicle chugging]

[Soft music plays]

Rome is considered
the birthplace

of Western civilization,

an empire without end,

destined to go on forever.

Grazie.

And for over 2,700 years,
it's done exactly that.

From the Roman ruins to
Renaissance masterpieces,

baroque sculptures to
neoclassic architecture,

walking these streets is
like traveling through time.

♪

Yeah, you heard that
right... walking.

♪

This trip, we're leaving
the motorcycles behind,

because getting
the feel of a city

sometimes requires a more
ancient mode of transportation.

Rome is the heart of the world.

Rome is my heart,
my base, my history.

You can find everything in Rome.

It's like a museum
open-air, without a roof.

Museum is a feeling for
me, "Oh, I'm at home."

♪

Reedus: And I couldn't
be here at a better time.

My old friend Johnny
is vacationing in Italy

and we're going to
meet up tomorrow.

Hi, I'm Johnny Knoxville.
Welcome to "Jackass."

Reedus: I've known
Johnny Knoxville

since back when he was
still going by P.J.

as a young actor in L.A.

Not quite an eternity,

but sometimes it
feels pretty close.

Wow. I mean, come on.

Right?

♪

Reedus: Starting in the
historic city's center,

I'll fill up on
authentic cuisine

and passed-down tradition.

Meeting up with Johnny, we'll
spend the day riding out

to a medieval sculpture
garden, in Bomarzo

and a dying hilltop village
in Civita di Bagnoregio.

Before we turn into the city,

where a female biker group
will be our tour guides,

a three-day, 240
kilometer journey

around the ancient
sites of Rome.

♪

Hey, how are you? Buon giorno.

Norman. How's it going?

It's good. Welcome.

Wow. This place is cool.

But when in Rome and you
don't speak the language,

find an American
to help you out.

So, is this where you do
your grocery shopping?

I do, yeah.

And then I'll, like,
have a slice of pizza

over here, you know?

Katie Parla is a food
journalist, cookbook author,

and podcast host

who's called this city
home for 20 years.

But my favorite
place in the market

is Mordi e Vai.

It's a little sandwich
stall owned by a family.

Is this us? This is us.

This is Giuliano.
Hey, how are you?

Norman. Nice to meet you.

So, Giuliano's father, Sergio,

grew up in his
dad's butcher stall

in this neighborhood.

As a slaughterhouse worker,

he wouldn't have
been paid very well.

And so it was, like, the
poor cuts and organ meats

that would have
filled his table.

And those are some
of the very recipes

that you find here.

♪

I would recommend
the numero uno.

So, it's braised brisket.
It's super tender.

Really beautiful fat marbling.

Sure, yeah.

And this is, I mean,
the tripe Roman-style.

Oh, wow.

I think I'm gonna go for that.

And you can try
it if you'd like.

Explain to me what
tripe is, exactly.

So, it's the stomach
lining of a grazing animal.

Really? Do you like it?

I don't like it, I love it.

Really? Yeah.

When did people
start eating tripe?

Like... I mean, in Rome,

27 centuries ago, when
they founded the city.

Like, people have been
eating guts for a long time.

Yeah. Oof.

Yeah, it's not for
the faint of heart,

for sure. Yeah.

Grazie, caro. Oh, grazie.

Thank you so much.
Nice to meet you.

Alright, ready?
Cheers. Buon appetito.

Cheers. Buon appetito.

Oh, this is awesome. Mm-hmm.

Wow. This is great.

Complimenti, Giuliano.

Wow! [Chuckles]

So, you've got, like, super
savory, very soft meat,

bitter greens,

that kind of, like,
the juice of those

are absorbed into the
bread. It's awesome.

Do they ever put cheese on it,

or is that, like, a
no-no? They don't.

It's not that just
they don't, they won't.

They won't? No.

Oh. So, they'll be like, "No."

Do they kick you out?

They won't kick you out,
they'll just shame you

so that you never make
that mistake again.

Can I try tripe?

Of course. You got
your slice right there.

Okay, wish me luck. Good luck.

Alright, here we go.

♪

Oh, wow.

Reedus: My face...
it says it all.

It's, uh, like jello
meat. Ooh. [Laughs]

Wow. It's like...
Yeah, it's tender.

I mean, this is, like, one of
the most delicious sandwiches.

Try this.

Even I'm having a hard time
acting my way out of this one.

Keep it. You can
have that one.

Mmm. Mmm.

Pretty good, huh?
Yeah, it's awesome.

But you've got to respect
a 3,000-year tradition,

even when it's not
your cup of, uh, tripe.

Nice to meet you. Yeah,
yeah, it's a pleasure.

Ciao. Ciao, ciao.

You know everybody.

You're like the
mayor of this joint.

I've got the whole
day to wander,

so Katie suggested I meet
up with her musician friend

over in Piazza del Popolo...

back during the Empire,

the site of Rome's
main entrance,

where visitors
from foreign lands

first laid their
eyes upon the city.

Kavanaugh: ♪ When you're
out of Rome, feeling down ♪

♪ Call my number,
and I come around ♪

♪ To get you through
even the darkest night ♪

Yeah! How are you? I'm Norman.

How are you doing?
Nice to meet you.

Nice to see you. You're
good on that thing.

Thank you. It's my ukulele,

I got this for 30
euro, four years ago,

and it's taken me all the way
to Piazza del Popolo in Rome.

Wow, wow. Where'd
you come from?

I'm from Ireland.
Oh, really? Cool.

But I've lived in
Italy for 30 years now.

Wow. What brought
you to Italy?

Uh, traveling, and Italy
was a good place to stop.

Very cool. Do you
play the ukulele?

I don't. You want
to learn something?

I do. Good!

I just happen to have
another ukulele here.

Yeah, let's play
ukulele. Very cool.

There you go. So,
alright. It's the G chord.

[Ukulele plays]

And then back to A.

[Ukuleles play]

Nice! [Ukulele plays]

Hyah! [Laughs]

I like it. I have
seven of them out.

You'll be here for a long
time. How'd you get into this?

I was walking past a store,
and I saw it in the window.

And my girlfriend said to
me, "You should buy that."

And she's very sorry that
she suggested that to me.

[Both laugh]

The next few years
were hell for her.

Yeah. Does she play, too? No.

Oh, she didn't pick it up?
No, no, no. No, no, no.

She picks it up to throw it
out the window occasionally.

[Both laugh]

So, you're enjoying the
trip? Yeah, I love it here.

This here is Piazza del Popolo.

"Popolo" means
"the population."

So it is the square
of the people.

And this obelisk here,

it was presented to
the Emperor Augustus

10 years before
Christ? So, I mean,

this one of the most
historic places in Rome.

I have a friend
nearby. He's got shop.

I was gonna go over and see him.

And he makes marble. He
makes etchings on marble.

And he's really a
fascinating guy.

Oh, cool. Can I tag along?

Yeah, you're not busy,
you can come along.

Let's go, yeah, I'd love
to. Cool. Let's do that.

♪

What are your favorite
areas to hang out down here,

now that you've
been here awhile?

Kavanaugh: I love going down the
Tiber on the river around twilight.

♪

It really is fantastic.

This is definitely
the shopping area.

You discover the true
essence of a place

by getting off the beaten
path, so we're on our way

to see a more traditional
Roman way of life.

Look how pretty this street is.

Did you see the cat? No.

[Laughs] Oh, my
God, a... Cute.

[Ukulele plays]

♪ A pussycat, pussycat

You loving it?

Wow. This is gorgeous
through here.

This is his shop.
Sandro's his name.

Sandro! Ciao.

Nice to meet you.

It's a pleasure.
What a cool store.

It's a store but also a shop.

This is where you do everything.
This is your workshop.

Amazing. How long
have you been here?

[Speaking Italian]

[Laughs] "Since this morning."

Since... Yeah, right.

[Laughter] Wow.

His father opened
it 50 years ago.

Wow. Your father
started the business?

[Speaking Italian]

Very cool. Can you
show us how you do it?

♪

Old-school, yeah.

♪

♪

Reedus: You've got
this down to a science.

This place is amazing.
Is this your papa?

Yeah. Yeah.

There's something about
having a studio like this

that tells a lot
about the history.

And there's a lot of soul here.

Si. It's great. Great.

He says that it's
his father's merit,

and he wants to keep it

the way that his father
originally had it.

That's awesome.
Yeah, that's great.

Let's do it!

♪

♪

Thank you, Sandro. Grazie.

♪

Mmm. Mmm! This is delicious.

Mmm.

Who is this right
here? The painting?

Oh, okay.

All of these pictures here,
they're of his father,

because this being a street
full of galleries and artists,

they used to drop by
here and have lunch,

basically like we're doing now,
and so to thank his father,

they would do a
portrait or a drawing.

Oh, wow. Are they based
on humor, religion?

[Laughs]

Bad words, swear
words, curse words.

For example, what
have we got here?

"I am me, and you're
not worth a [bleep]."

[Laughter]

[Speaking Italian]

"Qui chi parla di
politica e [bleep]."

[Laughs] What does that mean?

Here, anyone who talks about
politics is an [bleep].

[Laughter] So true.

Mm-hmm.

Si.

"If you enjoy the work you do,

you won't even work
an hour of your life."

That's... Yeah, that's true.

Cheers. Cheers.

Cheers, cheers!
What a pleasure.

What do you say in
Romano? [Speaking Italian]

Saluti! Saluti!

Como Italiano.
Saluti! [Laughs]

In Rome, the preservation of
the past is its own art form.

A way to honor what was

by keeping it alive
for future generations.

Grazie, ciao. Ciao!

Bye-bye. Ciao.

♪

♪

Reedus: Before I meet
Knoxville tomorrow...

I'm exploring Rome with my
new Irish buddy, Fergal.

It's great to have
a place like this

where the old guys hang out.

He may be a transplant,
but the guy knows

the local spots.

Have you played bocce before?

I've seen it, but
I've never played it.

Man: Bocce is an old
traditional game.

It's quite relaxing.

Bocce is played
with wooden balls.

Man: The object is

to place your balls
near the small cue ball

and to knock your opponent's
ball out of position.

I've always seen old people...

Old people play bocce in Italy.

♪

Kavanaugh: I did a
running curve there.

Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!

Reedus: Bocce might just be
the oldest sport in the world.

Originating in Egypt,
the game's current form

can be traced back
to Rome, 264 B.C.

A game that old can't
be too hard, right?

Can we try? Yeah?
Uh-huh. Okay.

♪

So, first, you got to
throw the, uh... the dummy.

Okay.

Okay, so that's
our aim there now.

♪

Way too hard! Oh.

♪

Oh, I think this
game might be yours.

Okay. [Laughs]

You've played this before.
You've played this before.

Wow. Okay.

Uno. [Speaking Italian]

One for him? And zero for me.

Can you get, like, a
slow-motion victory lap?

[Laughing]

[Humming]

♪

The bocce ball
champion. [Laughs]

Oh, look at this.

I mean, like, I'm,
like, a champion.

♪

Ugh. No! You've
already beaten me.

Should I just retire? [Laughs]

I'm not sure if I should
be proud of my bocce skills

or worried that this
ancient city is aging me.

I mean... Number one.

Number one.

Reedus: But tomorrow
I'll meet up with someone

who I'm sure will bring my
youthful side right back out.

Nice, Norman. See you around.

It was a pleasure
to meet you, man.

Thank you so much. Enjoy.

♪

Reedus: Day two.

Yesterday I was left
alone with my thoughts.

Today I'll just be looking
to stay out of trouble.

Knoxville: Oh-ha-ha!

[Horn honks]

Well, hello, sir. Hey,
buddy, you found me.

Fancy meeting you
here. [Laughs]

[Laughs] Dude,
what is this car?

[Laughs]

I need a hug first.
Come here. Come here.

It's good to see you, buddy.
Yeah! Wow, look at this!

Yeah, it's beautiful, right?

Two hillbillies made
it to Rome. [Laughs]

This car is what
happens when you realize

one of the craziest
daredevils in Hollywood

is better at
crashing motorcycles

than actually riding them.

Emergency brake,
emergency brake.

Emergency brake. [Laughs]

So we're taking this Fiat 1100

to explore some historical
relics outside the city.

Hey, buddy. This sounds good.

The best way to see the
city. Yeah, driving around?

Yeah.

Whoa.

Yeah, you got to...
I'm not great.

I'm a terrible
driver. [Chuckles]

After my last concussion,

I started having a
lot of accidents.

Great! [Laughs]

How many concussions
have you had?

Like, over... I
think around 16.

Wow.

What's the most [bleep]-up
stunt you ever did?

Well, I've been a few times
where I almost bought the farm.

The bull, right?

♪

Ugh!

Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!

It took me a few months
to recover from that.

I had, like, a
gnarly concussion,

brain hemorrhage.

My brain went offline
for a few months.

I miss it. You do?

You miss what, the
adrenaline rush of it?

I think I was
addicted to it. Yeah.

As I get older,
like, all I do is

watch history documentaries now.

I was watching some
documentaries on Rome

before I came.

And Nero built this
huge, manmade lake

and all these extravagant
buildings in honor of him.

And the next guy, he obliterated
all the things that Nero built

and built the Colosseum on it.

I love that you did research.

I didn't do anything. I just
researched where to eat.

I've officially turned
into an old fart, Norman.

You and me both, bro.

I've known you for how long now?

I was 24? Yeah, early 20s.

So 27 years?

Yeah, how did we get so old?
How did this [bleep] happen?

It just happens overnight.

For most of us,
time is a jet plane,

except in this immortal city,
where it somehow stands still.

It feels like we're driving
around on a movie set.

Yeah, and I'm holding on like
I'm in a [bleep] roller coaster.

Well, because I'm
a terrible driver.

Literally, like, I can't hold
on any tighter than this.

[Sighs] Good
times. Here we go.

♪

♪

Whoo-hoo-hoo!

Go, dudes! Excuse us. [Laughs]

"Excusi, excusi"!

Reedus: Today
we've got big plans

that are going to
take us out of Rome.

[Laughs]

Assuming Johnny can get
us there in one piece.

We're on a 90-kilometer
drive to Bomarzo,

site of Sacro Bazo,
Park of the Monsters.

Then, it's another 35 kilometers
before the day's final stop,

the dying city of Bagnoregio.

♪

Hi!

♪

Oh, your emergency brake is on.

There you go. [Laughing]

♪

The Monster Garden
looks really cool.

There's all these sculptures
and whatnot there.

Knowing Johnny like I do,

I thought this place
sounded right up his alley.

This actually is fascinating!

It's hot in that car. [Laughs]

Alright, let's
see some monsters.

Yeah. Let's do it.

Let me put on my cool hat.

♪

Built in the 16th century by
an Italian military general,

legend has it these
unusual gardens were meant

as a sign of grief after
the passing of his wife.

Over time, they were forgotten

and left abandoned for
hundreds of years...

Salvador Dali's the reason
this place got rediscovered.

Until Salvador Dali's
1948 film renewed interest

in these bizarre, dark creations
filling the countryside.

Man: [Speaking Italian]

[Dramatic music plays]

[Speaking Italian]

♪

Reedus: Today the gardens
have been restored,

but the questions remain.

Oh, wow! Here we go! Ooh!

Wow. That's cool.

Ooh!

Ooh.

Oh, man, that looks like
they're doing a flying 69 or...

They're doing a flying 69.

[Chuckles]

I mean, this would take
forever to make this.

The struggles between giants.

It's Hercules standing
while he quarters Cacus.

Hercules, the protector
of the weakest,

and Cacus, who stole
food from the poorest.

So that's punishment.

And just think of
the poor bastards

who had to model for this
for, like, hours on end.

It would have taken
so many people

to carry these pieces here.

Because he surely
doesn't carve them

right on the spot, right?

I do not know.

♪

Oh, this is pretty cool.

Wow.

[Speaking Italian]

Latin for, "These
sculptures have no nipples."

[Chuckles]

Ooh, the elephant's cool.

Here's Neptune.

Jason Momoa.

Yeah.

This is kind of
trippy, actually.

Yeah. Right? Why
do a crooked house?

♪

"The house being next
to the old entrance,

we can deduce that Vicino Orsini

wanted to offer strong emotion

to his friends who entered
the house for a nap."

So, this is when
you get visitors

and you want them to get
dizzy and leave your home.

Right. This is
like a welcome mat

that goes, "Now turn
around and leave."

Come with me into
the dizzy mansion.

Wow. Yeah. I get it. Whoa.

It does kind of fuck with
your equilibrium a little.

Yeah. Woof.

Knoxville: Imagine trying
to pour a drink in here.

Yeah, right? It
makes me dizzy.

I got to get out of
here. I kinda want one.

♪

Wow. You guys look
great together.

I mean, she was the Kim
Kardashian of her day.

She might have been, yeah.

This one looks pissed
that you just did that.

She's the wingman.

Literally! She has wings
sprouting out her back.

Yeah. I want to see the ogre.

♪

Whoa, this is amazing.

"Orcus symbolizes the
entrance of the underworld

as Dante's paraphrase,

'Every thought flies away'
engraved on its lips."

"Every thought flies
away." That's cool.

"Every thought flies away."

Dante said it, so I'm
sure it has some merit.

But standing here,
nearly 500 years

after these statues
were first conceived,

we're still racking our brains

trying to unlock the mystery of
the story they intended to tell.

♪

Come on, baby. Come
on, baby. You got it.

How do the brakes feel?

The brakes? The brakes
are a little shady.

But I think we can make
it into the next town.

♪

[Brakes grinding]

[Laughs]

That didn't sound good.

Yeah.

[Horn honks] Oops.

Sorry about your clutch,
whoever owns this car.

[Laughs]

♪

I really want to see this
next place we're going to.

I do, too. I've been
reading about it.

Because I looked at pictures
and it was beautiful.

In case we haven't gotten
existential enough on this trip,

before we head back to Rome,

we're stopping at
the Dying City.

Apparently the stone entranceway
was built by the Etruscans

and they were little
bitty people. Really?

They were like... the
women were 5 foot,

and the men were like 5'2."

Wow. Look how beautiful.

Civita di Bagnoregio...

a village built on a
plateau of volcanic rock

and as if it were
suspended in midair.

But for the last 300 years,

earthquakes,
landslides, and floods

have threatened
its very existence.

[Bell tolls]

Wow! Let's do it.

Wow, that's insane.
This is amazing.

This doesn't look real to
me. You know what I mean?

Yeah.

The right side looks like
it's about to fall right now.

Yeah. It may fall
while we're up there.

When was this built?

2,500 years ago. Wow.

I would hate to be the
house on the far right.

Yeah.

I mean it's literally crumbling
down the mountainside,

this place. Yeah.

It's a third of its
original size, they said.

Oh, wow.

Like, I'm really
excited over this.

Yeah, this is... this
is another level.

Yeah, I'm feeling it right here.

Oh, yeah. Let's
stop for a sec.

I'm gonna look at
my steps after this.

Civita di Bagnoregio is
very famous in this land.

It's very old.

It's first named
in Etruscan time,

before Christ.

Just start from the
base and go to the top.

It's like to walk
through the centuries.

It's called Dying City.

There's also a big
earthquake reduced this town

like it is now.

Wow. We're walking down

a 2,500-year-old
Etruscan-built entrance.

Can you imagine
being the postman?

Oh, I know, right? He's
got a firm ass, I bet.

Him walking up here every day?

Sure, yeah.

That son of a bitch.

Standing right here, guys.

Yeah, nice to meet you.

Again! What am I,
Just chopped liver?

Obviously, they didn't
see "Jackass Forever."

it was a big hit in America.

Thank you. Of course.

Oh, God. Thank you.

It's no fun when...
You're patient.

Yeah, I'm very patient.

Once I take a
picture and then...

Oh, yeah, yeah. No,
you're good, you're good.

Big fan of my earlier stuff.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

Oh, yeah, no problem. Okay,
let's get back to work.

Let's go. Go on.

[Bell tolls]

Yes, he said, 10
people live here,

and they're only summer homes.

Nobody lives here
full time at all.

Oh, we have people
drawing. Oh, art class.

You guys want to
sketch my buddy?

He's about as old as
a building these days.

[Laughs] Maybe older.

You guys want me to take your
photo in front of the church?

No? Okay. Okay.

[Laughs]

She does not like us.

Oh, thank you.

"Jackass"?

Do sideways, you can
get all of us in.

You done? Let's go.

Got things to do. Thank you.

He gets so catty
when that happens.

[Laughs] Rawr!

The Etruscans were small people.

I mean, just to stand in
the doorway, you can see.

♪

Not a lot of head room.

♪

I thought this was going to be

a depressing sort of
end-of-the-world vibe.

This is like Heaven on Earth.

It's like a Shangri-la.

It may be the most beautiful
place I've ever been to.

Thank you for inviting
me on this trip, Norman.

Honestly, this is ridiculous.

♪

Reedus: It's said,
nothing is forever.

But in Italy, that's debatable.

[Laughter] Yeah.

A once-dying city,
run down and deserted,

is again full of
visitors and life.

Yeah, that does not look real.

Reedus: Day three, and
we're back in Rome.

Today we're going to check
out a popular city site

on a knee scooter...

a vehicle so easy to ride,
they even let kids use them.

You want the black
one or the black one?

I'll take the black one. Okay.

So, this is your
brake. That's your go.

Okay. And sort of a bell.

Alright. Kickstand up.

Oh. Okay. Here we go.

Kick it, and then
give it throttle.

No, no, your thumb.
Se the red thing?

Oh, yeah. Oh,
that's the throttle?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
What's up? Hey.

♪

Hey. Que [bleep]?

♪

Cheez-It, man. It's the fuzz.

You'll never take
me alive, coppers.

Polizia. Polizia, polizia.

Oh, look at those young
lovers over there.

Should we just go
sit next to them?

Ah. Hi.

[Speaking Italian] What?

Hey, what's going
on? Hey, what's up?

What? What happened?

No?

Did we [bleep]-block?

Then we start making
out right in their spot?

[Moaning]

[Laughs] We totally
[bleep]-blocked.

Ooh.

♪

Wow.

Come on, Johnny!

It's as fast as it'll go.

Are we at the gates
to the city of Rome?

Yeah. This is
amazing, the gates.

Are we going out into the world?

Whoo!

♪

It's just like Las Vegas,

They have the Forum,
Caesar's Palace, everything!

Oh, oh! Oh, oh,
oh, oh, oh, oh!

[Vibrated groaning]

This is giving me a headache.
Like, I'm done with these.

These are Roman roads, Norman!

The cobblestones are
rattling my brain.

We're riding on history. Yeah.

You usually have
motorcycles on this show,

but you get Knoxville,

and we're riding
around on scooters.

[Both laugh]

They have no faith in me.

♪

Definitely the way.

All the tourists
are headed this way.

I have such a headache.
Oh, from the, uh...

Oh, this is the great calendar.

This is the calendar
of hot priests.

And there's some hot priests.

Reedus: Well, you
missed this one.

Yo, come here.
What did I miss?

Oh, the gladiators.
This is even better.

Yeah, yeah. That dude's
definitely not a gladiator.

What would your
gladiator pose be?

[Grunts] What would yours be?

Mine would be this.

Alright, oh, here we go.

So, this is the Trevi
Fountain, Norman...

one of the most famous
fountains in the world.

You can throw in
like a couple euros

for a wish for a good wedding

but it costs more
for a good divorce,

so people put in more money
for a divorce. [Chuckles]

This looks like... like
Disney World or something.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Whoa.

♪

Reedus: Trevi Fountain, a
16th-century baroque relic.

In a city full of
iconic landmarks,

this one stands tall.

Immortalized in film,
situated in the heart of Rome,

it attracts over 1,000
visitors every hour.

Yeah, get in there.
Go jump in the water.

It would feel really
good. It would feel great.

The cool thing is, like, there's

an ancient aqueduct under here

that used to supply
water to Rome.

And that's what supplies
water to this fountain.

♪

You want to throw coins
in? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Alright, nice to
meet you. A pleasure.

Come on, let's throw some coins.

Reedus: Legend has it
that taking a drink

will guarantee you
return to Rome.

- Make a wish.
- You got it?

Alright.

But these days,
throwing in a coin

apparently works just as well.

Hey, man, how are
you? A pleasure.

Yeah, yeah, yeah,
yeah. Sorry, Norman.

[Laughs] You know?

Yeah, let's do this... Shh.

Let's do this real quick,
before there's a mob scene.

Let's make a... right
hand over left shoulder?

Yeah. Okay.

Let's make a wish. One, two...

♪

All the money in here

goes to, I think,
feed the homeless

or some type of charity, so
you just did a good thing.

I feel good about it.
Let's... This is...

This is the... This is
the scene right here.

Yeah, yeah. This is crazy.

Hi.

Wow. Hello.

Hello.

Yeah. It's gonna
be real quick.

- Gonna be really quick.
- Thank you.

Yeah, man. Cool, you got it.

- Real quick.
- Yeah, yeah.

[Indistinct conversations]

Yeah, this is gonna
be a mob scene.

Reedus: Well, it looks like
I've locked in my return trip.

And a good thing.
I'm gonna need it.

Next time, maybe I should
leave our camera crew at home.

Can we have a picture?
Sure, yeah, yeah.

Really wants one now.

♪

You know how to do this? No.

I don't know how to ride at all.

Reedus: Rome may
keep the past alive,

but that doesn't mean it
stops pushing forward.

Okay, here's the gas. You
got to go like this, right?

So, on our last day, we're
meeting up with The Litas,

the first all-female
motorcycle club in Rome.

They want to take us on
a ride through the city.

So we had to compensate.

My first time riding a Vespa.

That's right...
Italian scooters.

Let's hope it's not
my last. [Chuckles]

♪

Whoo!

♪

Dude, this is kind of fun.

♪

I feel so badass right now.

I'm harder than Roman concrete.

I'll tell you that
right now. Whoo-hoo!

This is pretty Italian.

Between the line
scooters and the Vespas,

I may never ride a
motorcycle again.

[Laughs]

Vespa ride's pretty good.
It's my first time riding.

If I can do it,
anyone can do it.

I don't think that
we could possibly

look more like
tourists right now.

I know. You know what I mean?

A couple hillbillies on Vespas.

Let's go meet The Litas.
- Yeah.

[Horn honking]

- Hello!
- Hi.

- Hi.
- Hello.

Hi. My name's Johnny.
Nice to meet you.

Francesca. Nice to meet you.

Hi. Norman. Hi.

Johnny. Nice to meet
you. How are you?

Welcome to Rome. Thank you.

It's beautiful here.

What was that place we
went to yesterday with...

that's really old, on the
mountain that's falling down?

Oh, Cevita di
Bagnoregio or something?

Civita di Bagnoregio.

Oh, yeah, that's how I
meant to pronounce it.

With the big long bridge?
Yeah, it's beautiful.

So cool! I know.

On a volcanic plateau
that's eroding?

Hopefully, it doesn't collapse.

Who started The Litas?
What's the history?

We are a branch of the
collective The Litas.

It's a group of women's...
we say women's riding bikes.

So anyone who
identifies as a female.

There are no special
"correctory" sticks,

or you don't have to have
certain bikes to be in.

Or you don't have to be, you
know, certain age to be in.

You know, we are open,
we're very inclusive.

In America, I know
there's a bunch of Litas.

So many. Pretty much
every big city has one.

You guys are spread
out everyone.

Lisbon, so Portugal.
There is France.

It's very nice for us,
because whenever I travel.

Yeah, yeah, someplace to stay.

Find local Litas and see,
"Can we meet for a coffee

or a beer, or can
you take me out?"

Where are you
taking us right now?

Are we following you?

We'll go to the Appian Way,

which is one of the
oldest streets in Rome.

Oh, cool. It's
really beautiful.

As we would say, all
roads lead to Rome, right?

Right. I'm excited. Let's go.

Yeah. We'll follow you.

Yeah. Alright.

♪

So, how do you like your Vespas?

I'm loving this Vespa.

You couldn't go more
Italian than this.

[Laughter]

What about the food? Are
you enjoying the food?

The food is amazing. Yeah.

I gained like 10 pounds already.

[Chuckles]

Alright, that means that
we have done a good job.

♪

What's the differences between
northern Italy and Rome?

Rome, it's much more of a
Mediterranean kind of place.

So, people are
much more relaxed,

much more easygoing.

In the north, people give
more importance to their jobs,

to their career.

I actually lived in
Milan for some years.

So I got to experience
both places.

Italy is a very long country.

So it makes sense that we
have different lifestyles,

different cuisine.

What's Sicily like?

It's beautiful.

My grandmother is from Sicily.

Ah, yeah, you should
definitely take the time

to have a trip to
Sicily. It's beautiful.

I would love that.

Is that the Forum? Yeah.

And this is just for shopping?

Or is it shopping and games?

Games, gladiators,
having fun on a Sunday.

And you've also got
a shopping area.

It's just awesome.

♪

What kind of trees
are these to our left?

These are sea pine.

They were planted for
the first Olympic games

that Italy ever had,

all around the city,
and now they are huge.

Wow. They're gorgeous.

♪

Do you see the city walls?
These are the Aurelian Walls.

They separate the old
center of the city

from the outskirts of the city.

Now, of course, everything

that is outside
of the city wall,

it's all very central,

because the city has
expanded that much.

Reedus: At the height
of their empire,

Rome was so powerful,

they actually removed the
city's surrounding walls.

But after German tribes
invaded in 271 A.D.,

work began on
fortifying the capital,

closing 3,500 acres and
all Seven Hills of Rome.

For 1,600 years,
these walls were

the front line of defense
for the city's center.

♪

Goodbye, little
Vespa. That was fun.

But this trip isn't over.

We're off to visit the
quintessential symbol of Rome.

Thank you for the tour. Yeah.

Yeah, that was great.
Thank you so much.

Really fun. Are you
guys tramming with us?

Of course. Yeah, of course.

Alright, let's tram.

♪

Reedus: A vestige
of what was once

the largest tram
system in Italy,

these symphonies of transit run
like buses through the city.

When they aren't
serving the public,

you can rent them out
for private festivities.

♪

1, 2, 3, 4.

[Up-tempo music plays]

Reedus: Oh, wow, look at this.

Oh, my God. Is this us?

Let's go!

Oh! Hi.

Hey, guys.

♪

Is this Roman music?

Neat. [Chuckles]

I feel bad if anybody
wants to get on the train

and we're like, "Psych."

Where's your hometown? Badi.

It's in the south of Italy.

So, Sardinia... tell
me about Sardinia.

Sardinia... what
they speak there,

I can't understand
anything they say.

Their dialect is
foreigner to me.

But they're good at
cussing, I heard.

Very creative cuss
words... curse words.

Oh, they are.

What is your favorite
Italian insult?

There's one that means, "I
curse your favorite relative."

Do you know that one? [Laughs]

E muorte tuje.
Yeah, that's it.

Yeah, that's it.
E muorte tuje.

[Imitating Italian]

E muorte tuje.

♪

The Colosseum is coming up.

Oh, the Colosseum.

Oh, yes, nice.

♪

Man: Rome's
best-known, I suppose,

would be the Colosseum.
It's the symbol of Rome.

The Colosseum now is a monument,

but in the past, was
the first stadium.

It was the ancient theater
in which gladiators

fight each other, like
stadium football for us.

People come there
to see the blood.

It has, like, a violent history.

People went to see people
fighting and dying at the end.

Up or down, you could decide
about the life of people.

There's so much bloodshed there,

it's like a giant cemetery.

Like, this used
to be all marble,

like, all over the walls.

And the Catholics ripped it down

and built the Vatican over it.
- Yes.

Reedus: That's right,
I did my research.

And after listening
to Johnny all trip,

it's my turn to
drop some knowledge.

Reedus: So,
entertainment was free,

and they would charge
people to go to the toilet.

And that's where taxes
came from. Right?

Ah. That's where
taxes started.

The emperor that got the
most blood on the ground

got the most votes.

That was the entertainment.
Right? Oh, wow.

And he would go like this,
which means cut the jugular.

Place is full of
murder. Murder and poop.

Yeah, but the people
were entertained.

Yeah, that's true.

As a Roman, like, what
do you think of that?

Well, I think
we're just so lucky

to have one of the
oldest building in...

You know, you...
you have an urge...

There's no, like, Roman
guilt or anything?

Like... There is
not much of that.

Because that's a lot of murder.

Yeah. Italians don't do
well with guilt, in general.

I mean, every country
has their guilt.

You know what I'm saying?

Yeah, but also each
society has different ways

to deal with it. I don't
think we are a country

that really thinks
about the past much.

We take it for a granted a
bit. You know what I mean?

It's hard not to
think about the past

when everything's so open.
Exactly. Or the opposite.

You get kind of
alienated by it, right?

You get kind of used
to it. And so you...

Seems like you'd be
reminded of it, though.

You know what I mean? I agree.

You didn't ask me my
favorite gladiator.

Who's your favorite gladiator?

Oh, I'm so happy you asked me.

Flamma. He fought
31 times. He won 24.

And he was offered
freedom four times.

Had an endorsement
deal at one point.

And he turned it
down all four times.

And died in the ring. So,
but I do love history.

And I love Roman history.
We're literally standing

in front of the Forum
and the Colosseum.

That's not so bad from a
guy from South Knoxville.

- [Chuckles]
- That's pretty great.

♪

Reedus: The past...
it surrounds us.

Whoever, wherever we are,
we all carry a piece.

They say you can't escape it,
and maybe that's the point.

♪

But it might just be the key
in letting things live forever.

So carry the memories and
traditions that serve you.

And hold tight to friendships
that stand the test of time.

Knoxville: Yeah. Thank
you. That was fun.

- Alright!
- Nice!

Reedus: And for the
rest, don't overthink it.

It's like the great Dante
said, let it all fly away.

Reedus: I love you,
Johnny. Thank you, all.

- Saluti.
- Saluti!

- Saluti!
- Cin cin.

- Cin cin?
- Cin cin?

Saluti. Cin cin.

♪