Almost There
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
Looking out the window, I can see that the sun is just starting to come up. We're supposed to be landing around 6:30 in the morning, local time, so I'm guessing that we're nearly there. I can't wait!Leia mais
Rough Ride
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
Our plane is experiencing a lot of turbulence right now and, looking out the window, it's easy to see why. It looks like it's raining out but I can't really tell for sure. I'm thinking that it is,Leia mais
Welcome to Italy
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
The plane has just landed at Fiumicino Airport and this is my first view of Italy. The main thing that I'm seeing so far is lots of very dark and threatening rain clouds. I'm hoping that it won't beLeia mais
We're Here!
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
We're still taxiing to the gate but it's looking bad outside. Kathy didn't get sick on the plane, despite all that turbulence, but I had a bag ready for her, just in case. Neither of us have everLeia mais
Headed to the City
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
Fortunately, Kathy didn't get sick on the plane. We passed through Rome's immigration area very quickly and had no problems picking up my bag. Kathy must be very eager to get to Rome because I almostLeia mais
Going Up?
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 55 °F
After switching from the Leonardo Express to a subway train, we've arrived at our stop, Spagna. I'm glad that the trains here have escalators. If this was stairs, they would be so steep! This viewLeia mais
Waiting for Our Room
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
After leaving the subway, it took us a while to find where our hotel was. It was actually very easy to get there but, it being our first time here, we didn't know where to go. Like much of Europe, theLeia mais
Breakfast
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
After Bryan arrived, we decided to go out and have breakfast since all of us were starving from not eating on the plane. Bryan picked this place, Caffè Greco. We had never heard of it before but it'sLeia mais
Caffè Greco
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
Such excellent service! The waiters are obviously there to make us happy and it shows. This place is like stepping back in history to the 1700 and 1800's! Excellent hot chocolate and cookies. TheLeia mais
Leaving
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
Since our breakfast was only a drink and some pastry, we were ready to go soon after eating. Caffè Greco is such a beautiful place! It reminds me of when we went to Angelina's in Paris. It's a tossLeia mais
Tasty!
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
Here's a look into the pastry display as we were leaving Caffè Greco. We weren't exactly thrilled with their crossiants but everything else looks delicious! Maybe our judgement of the crossiants wasLeia mais
Spanish Steps
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
The Spanish Steps is a place for artists, painters and poets to visit. Today, at the top of the Spanish Steps you will find a cluster of artists painting visitor’s portraits. This is just a fewLeia mais
Strike a Pose!
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
Being that we still had some time until our room was ready, and we were feeling better after eating, we stopped to see the famous Spanish Steps. We didn't have the energy to climb them today but atLeia mais
Mother and Son
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
Here's Kathy and Bryan posing at the Spanish Steps. I'm shocked by how tall he's become! It's really noticable to me when he's standing next to us for pictures. It's still raining but Kathy loweredLeia mais
Where's the Lego Store?
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
We saw signs like this all over Rome, advertising several places where we wanted to shop, but after following the directions on several of the signs we saw posted, we were never found any of theLeia mais
Still Waiting
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
When we got back to Hotel Mozart a room still wasn't ready for us but we were assured that one will be ready momentarily. We decided that, rather than going out again, we would just wait in the lobby.Leia mais
So Thirsty!
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
When we woke up from our nap, we felt very refreshed but also quite hungry. While we were asleep, Bryan was exploring the neighborhood and looking into good places to eat. This place, PizzaRé, wasLeia mais
Pizza!
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
This is our first time eating pizza in Italy and, I must say, it was fantastic! Rather than getting a slice, or two, like we do back in the States, in Italy each person gets their own small pie. EachLeia mais
Kathy's Pie
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
Kathy's pie had mushrooms, vegetables and some Italian meats on it. She enjoyed it very much and found it to be better than the pizza that we have on America. One of the things that made her like itLeia mais
Pizza From Above
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
Here's an overhead look at my pizza. I'm starting to get into food photography. I never realized that that subject has it's own subgenre until I began seeing it on Instagram. It's more tricky than ILeia mais
Bryan's Pizza
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
Bryan's pizza was sort of like a kitchen sink type because it seemed to have everything on it. His pie had so many toppings that it was split up into quarters and several different toppings were inLeia mais
He's Hungry!
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
While we were eating dinner, I decided to get Groot into a shot with the pizza. As I said, I'm trying to do more toy photography on this trip and I'm going to practice by trying to use them in as manyLeia mais
Trevi Fountain
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
After dinner, everyone felt so full that we decided to walk around to work off all that food. We ended up at Trevi Fountain and were struck speechless not only by how beautiful it was but also by howLeia mais
Kathy
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
We were all amazed by how beautiful, and big, Trevi Fountain is. We've seen so many pictures of Trevi Fountain on different travel websites but it's so much more impressive in person. I really want toLeia mais
Coins in a Fountain
8 de novembro de 2019, Itália ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
There is a popular belief about throwing a few coins into Trevi Fountain. The myth, originating in 1954 with the movie "Three Coins in the Fountain," goes like this: If you throw one coin: youLeia mais






























