Last weekend, Josh and I set off to Rome. This was his birthday present from me and I was happy to get away as well!! We took off from Terminal 4 .. our usual terminal now it seems! Al Italia was actually a really nice airline! After a 2 hour flight, we landed in Rome and took a cab to our hotel. We were near the Trevi Fountain and close to other main spots!! Our hotel was really nice- only about 6 rooms but offered the most amazing breakfast!
Saturday March 5th
We started the day with a 9am tour of The Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine Hill. Josh had never been to Rome before, and I barely remember it so we needed to go see these places!! Our guided 4 hour tour was amazing! There were only 5 of us and our guide. We started at the Colosseum, then the Forum and ended on Palatine Hill. It wasn't too cold out but it wasn't sunny either. We learned a lot and were amazed by all the history!
After our tour, we walked towards the Pantheon. We stopped to have a pizza lunch - delicious! We ended up at Piazza Navona - a gorgeous square near the Pantheon. I bought some paintings and grabbed some lemon gelati. After eating our gelati, we made our way to The Pantheon. There were a lot of tourists but we still went inside. As we continued on our way, trying not to get lost, we went to the Trevi Fountain. It was just as pretty as I remember. We decided we needed to see it lit up at night. After a short break back at our hotel, we walked to The Spanish Steps. I was so excited to see them again... but they were under construction!!! Scaffolding everywhere! It was sad , so I bought a painting of them instead- just like last time I was there! We ventured to another Piazza to find a restaurant recommended by Kar. It did not disappoint! I had rigatoni carbonara and Josh had Gnocchi with fresh Buffalo Mozzarella. We also had some appetizers and a bottle of prosecco. It was a great dinner! After a quick stop to see the Trevi fountain at night, we headed back to the hotel for bed.



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Where the gladiators walked in!! |
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Closed Spanish Steps :( |
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Ahhhh so amazing! |
Sunday March 6th
After eating our delicious breakfast, we set off on the underground to The Vatican. It was hot and sunny today! Everything was closed there so we couldn't go in, but we did have a good look around. We couldn't get into the main square, as there were chairs everywhere. We figured something must be getting ready to happen. There were still tons of people!! We wandered back towards central Rome to the monument to Victor Emmanuel II. Our guide from the day before told us that you could take an elevator up to see views of Rome. She was right! It was a great view and we could even see the Colosseum and Forum. After seeing Rome from a different view, we wandered back to Piazza Navona for one last Italian meal. I had pasta and we both had more gelati for dessert! Our flight was at 5 so we had to start making our way to the airport around 2.
It was a great trip away and Josh really enjoyed himself. I love Rome!
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The Vatican |
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Some hot weather!! |
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Where we went to the top of! |
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Forum and Colosseum in the background! |
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Piazza Navona- cappuccino for you mom! |
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Outside the parliament buildings |
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