We had a nice breakfast at our hotel before we headed off to explore Rome. We decided to take a tour of Rome on a “hop on, hop off” double-decker bus. We walked about ½ mile to pick up the bus for our tour. It was really fun seeing the sights of Rome from the top deck. Our first stop was the Colosseum, which was out of this world. The size and the detail of the structure was incredible! Beyond words. We had lunch down the street and then went to the Roman Forum, the center of the Roman government. Again, an amazing display of ruins showing the organization of the Roman center of power. Back on the bus… we went to Vatican… and into St Peters. Also amazing in size and detail. After a self-guided tour of the site and Basilica, we got back on bus and went back to our hotel. After freshening up a bit, we went walking and stopped on Via Veneto for a Lemoncello and glass of wine, and then took a cab to the Trevi Fountain, which was really beautiful. Picked out a cute restaurant but the food wasn’t anything to write home about, so we won’t. (FYI… can’t find a good beer or Chardonnay in Italy yet… so we’re sticking with Lemoncello and red wines… not a big problem.)
After dinner, we went back to Trevi Fountain for the night scene and took a cab back to our neighborhood where we stopped and had our nightly gelato at an outdoor café. Came home after a long and adventurous day. We both have ended up really liking Rome. Crazy, but spectacular and vibrant. Nothing else quite like it.
