We have managed to squeeze in a lot in our few days here. Starting with our trip from the airport where we drove past the Colosseum and the Roman Forum all lit up it was magical.
On our first day we visited the Colosseum, the Palatine, Roman Forum, Pantheon and Trevi Fountain. This was incredible, all those history lessons from school were coming to life. Everywhere you looked there was a beautiful building, a story to learn (and as Simon pointed out lots of good looking Italians!). The Colosseum was my highlight, it is just an incredible structure. At Trevi fountain we both threw a coin in as is tradition. This is also where Simon learned what a sucker I can be, with a very pushy Italian trying to sell roses (well he gave them to me for "free" and then hit up Red for money, to sumarise Red was called something not so nice in Italian after he told him where to go).
Today we visited the Vatican, but missed the pope (he was busy with a Papal audience, hot tip this meant no line for the Vatican Museum!) The Vatican museum is incredible and there is so much to see. I particularly loved the Egyptian artifacts (there was a real mummy!) and this amazing hall with these beautiful maps painted on all the walls. We also visited the Spanish Steps where I got to walk into the fountain and fill up our drink bottle, best water I have drunk this trip.
Then there is the food, so far there has been pizza, pasta and gelato. We have learnt
that although they can't do cocktails in Roma (ordered one cocktail and ended up with Rum and coke!) the food is amazing. Last night was in Red's words "best dinner ever". This was an amazing pizza followed by tiramisu and sorbet. Tonight we had pasta in a cute little courtyard garden. And at breakfast we have Mario who freshly makes our cappucino (no s) and corrects our Italian.
Rome is amazing, however the only highlight of leaving is hopefully Red will stop saying 'When in Rome".
Ciao.
Did you see lots of Roman numerals? Or as they call them in Rome - numerals?
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