Finally!............Here's the start of our trip to Rome. I'll blog and post photos over the next few days to get caught up. Thank you for your patience :) I know some of you are anxious to see pictures!
We had a wonderful time in Rome with Mom and Dad. I fell in love with Rome. It's a beautiful, fascinating city! I'm not a big history buff but of course that aspect is largely what draws so many people. The historical part is neat for sure but there was something else that drew me in and I can't really put my finger on it. I would love to have a week or two to just wander the city taking pictures.
Our first day we hit the street a little late as I had never changed the time on my phone so we woke up an hour later than planned! Then we ran to the market and grabbed some food for the apartment. In the process of finding somewhere to buy bus/Metro tickets we came across Basilica di San Pancrazio. Most of my inside pics didn't turn out but it was a neat place to see.
After getting our bus tickets and figuring out how the transportation works in Rome our goal was to go to the Colosseum. It was mid afternoon by the time we got to the Colosseum so we decided to go to Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps instead and get to the Colosseum first thing the next morning. That worked out great.
My dad loves the movie "Three Coins in a Fountain" with Audrey Hepburn. Trevi Fountain was featured in that movie so dad's always wanted to see it. It was very pretty and crowded with people. I didn't get all of Trevi Fountain in one photo so I'll do that when we go back in May ( with DJ's mom and dad ).
The Spanish Steps was one of my favorite places we saw in Rome! The atmosphere was relaxing even though there were alot of people. Sitting on the steps people watching and listening is a very neat experience. There are people from all over the world so there's a steady stream of multiple languages swirling around you at one time!
The transportation system in Rome is great and once you figure it all out it's very easy to get around.
We enjoyed our first day in Rome alot...........I'll share Day 2 with you tomorrow.
Sounds like you had a great time. I also fell in love with Rome and I'm not a huge history buff either. There's just something about it.
ReplyDeleteWow JanMarie... you're stirring up my travelers wanderlust pretty hard here! I would love to go to Rome! It looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to reading more!
Tim
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