When in Rome....

Rome was our third stop on our Italian extravaganza, and we absolutely loved it. Firstly, the history, as you can imagine, is so incredible, it is mind blowing. The Colleseum, the ancient Forum, Vatican City..every new point in the city that we visited, we were astounded.

We arrived in Rome in a downpour. At first we were disapointed, but then realized the blessing that was the rain. The heat during the days was draining, and so the afternoon rain that blessed us for several of the days that we were there was wonderful. After the rain cleared that first night, we took a night walk around Rome. We saw the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona, had an incredible dessert called ´Death by Chocolate´, and had a wonderful dinner in the Campo de Fiori area.

The next day, we did what Rick Steves calls the Ceaser Shuffle. We visited the Colleseum, which was one of our favorite landmarks, the Forum and the Pantheon. The heat was incredible, but we made it, and we were happy to see those amazing things. The room we were staying in wasnt very comfortable...the bed slanted and we were rolling towards each other. We asked the place if there was another room and we got bumped up to the best room they had...king size bed, air conditioning, and on a quiet street! It was perfect.

The next day we visited Vatican City. Wow is really all we can say in this short time that we have on the internet. It was astounding, beautiful, and overwhelming with the history we had a chance to be a part of. Learning from our first few weeks, we tried to take it a little more slowly here in Rome. We might have died if we were pulling 12 to 13 hour days. In the last day, we went and visited some Catacombs. They were incredible, and different from the other sights that we have seen, which was a nice change.

We had our fair share of lasagne and Italian food while we were in Rome, which we didnt mind at all. We have met so many nice people on our journey. We feel very blessed and excited with all of our new friends!!

Sorry this post is shorter. Internet seems to be expensive. We will update on Venice soon!! Much love and thanks for reading!