Hey guys! Buon giorno!!
I'm happy to report that Brian and I made it safely to Rome and it is an absolutely breathtaking city!!! We're staying at a cute little bed and breakfast in the heart of the city. Yesterday we started our day at the Colosseum and it was completely surreal seeing it for the first time!!! I took tons of pictures of course so every angle of it is documented, haha. We had pizza for lunch and it was to die for. We then went to the Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain and walked all through the city. I stopped to take a picture every 5 steps because everywhere you turn there is something beautiful to see. For dinner we went to this cute area of town called Trastervere with narrow winding streets...it was hard to pick a restaurant because there were so many charming ones....but the one we picked was great. I got gnocchi and Brian had lasagna and we shared a bottle of Chianti. Let's just say we weren't the least bit disappointed. Italy officially has the best Italian food I've ever had, which makes sense, haha. We then went to a bar near our hotel that was playing techno club music, one of the songs had Detroit in it's lyrics and we thought that was hilarious... I think we were the oldest people there, it was fantastic people watching. European guys have very interesting haircuts and they really love their gel. Today we are headed to the Vatican, The Pantheon (which I have been excited to see since my art class) and Piazza Navonna to name a few destinations. Tomorrow we take a train to Florence at 3...I'll be sad to leave Rome, but I'm excited to see Florence too!
-Danielle
The very beautiful Trevi Fountain
Victorio Emanuel Monument...it's huge!
About to make a wish in the Trevi Fountain to guarantee our return to Rome:)
Looking over Rome
St. Peters Square in the Vatican
My favorite room in The Vatican museum
Pretty bridge along our walk from The Vatican to The Pantheon
One of many amazing Italian dinners...bread and olive oil with every meal, loved it!
After an extensive search for the store we found Rome the Gnome Jr. (yes there is a story behind this:)
Joey our new Italian friend we made in our random bar stop on the walk home...check out our crazy drinks.
The Pantheon at night...I love this picture
American Mom and Daughter who were on our tour of the Vatican and that we randomly saw again hours later in a whole in the wall bar by Piazza Navona....we shared stories and they loved Rome the Gnome, haha. Good times.
Roman Forum
Victorio Emanuel Monument
It is surreal to stand in front of The Colosseum
First of my jumping pics across Europe...inside the Colosseum
Inside The Pantheon...amazing!
Standing in front of St. Peter's basilica
***Top 10 list- Favorite things about Rome
(in no particular order)
- The Vatican, absolutely amazing...seeing the Sistine Chapel in person, priceless
- St. Peter's Basilica...I love buildings that make you feel small
- buying Rome the Gnome Jr.
- The Pantheon
- The Colleoseum... of course...being anywhere that originated in 70 A.D. is awesome
- Eating pizza in Italy...does it get any better?
- Making a wish in Trevi fountain
- Enjoying the delicious gnocchi in Trastevere
- One word...gelatto...yum
- Being able to say "when in Rome" in Rome ;)
Rome is high on my list of places I have been lucky enough to see!!!
