Return to Rome

Ship docked in Civitaveccia we had a Glimpse of Rome tour with transfer to the airport. We are actually staying in an airport hotel and flying the next day so we thought we may have time to visit St Peter's Basilica and the Vatican in the afternoon. The bus tour took us past a few things we did not see before such as Circus Maximus (think Ben Hur and the chariot racing), Palantine Hill and Roman Forum plus Republic Square with its impressive large building. We didn't get any photos of these though because to much reflection from the bus windows. Actually, the main reason was because the camera was at the bottom of the backpack and too hard to get out.

We did stop at St Paul's Basilica which is smaller but is still the largest church I've ever been in - very ornate, very impressive. It's a good thing we stopped here because as it turned out we never did get to see the Vatican (except from the outside). By the time we got to our hotel it was 2pm and to get back into Rome and queue up we did not think we would make it. Maybe it is something we will have to aim for in the future (or maybe not!?!)Read more