Arrival

Lovely taxi ride from the airport through Rome with the driver pointing out all the sites in Italian!! Straight out to find food! Wandered south over the river to Nonna Gina. Lovely food andWeiterlesen
Vatican part 1

We nearly did not do the Vatican guided tour but so glad we did. Paulina was our guide for a group of 8. She was fab and had so much to say. The museums, of which there are many, include hundreds ofWeiterlesen
Vatican part 2

I decided that I had so many paintings of the fabulous ceilings I would do a post just with them .
Rome - St Peter’s Square

After leaving the museums and re entering Italy, we had to walk around the thick walls of Vatican City to get to St Peter’s Square. It had a lovely serene atmosphere, considering it was really busy.
Rome - St Peter’s Square to Trevi Founta

Leaving St Peter’s Square we wandered along the River Tiber and across a bridge to Piazza Popolo. Then on to the Spanish steps, but not before a well earned pit stop at a lovely tea shop. After theWeiterlesen
Rome - Pantheon

Up bright and early to get to the Pantheon when it opened. Luckily a very short queue. Wow, what a structure! A massive feat of engineering now, let alone when originally constructed. It wasWeiterlesen
Rome - Colosseum etc.

Approaching the Colosseum from a distance, it was just as spectacular as when we first visited nine years ago with the boys. That day included a full tour of the Colosseum, so this time we just walkedWeiterlesen
Rome - Evening Food Tour

We met our guide in Campo de Fiori for an evening food tour. It was excellent. We started with cured meat and wine, then fried rice balls called Suppli (tomato sauce, rice and mozzarella deep fried).Weiterlesen
Rome - Trastevere etc.

A gentle walk this morning, we said!! We started in the Jewish ghetto for breakfast with delicious scrambled eggs and coffee. Then we decided to explore some more. We started at Campo de Fiori at theWeiterlesen