Rome, Italy

Everyone slept well thankfully, and we set our alarms early so that we could eat breakfast on the patio before meeting our guide - Paolo - for a morning of walking through Rome. Paolo was amazing - he took us all over the old city centre, taking all the lovely back streets and teaching the girls how to drink from all the fountains like a local (this was, by far, their favorite thing to do in Rome). Hannah says Roman water is preferable to all others! Paolo shared so many interesting details about Rome, the history, art and culture and we all very much enjoyed it! He took us for a granita (crushed ice coffee with cream on the top/bottom) and to an art supply store for pencils and crayons before stopping in the big square for a tartufo for the girls. After, we went back to the hotel for a rest and then took the girls to the roof top bar for an early dinner (and drinks for us) before heading out to a fancy, solo, dinner for our anniversary (a day early because I am bad at anniversaries). The girls settled in with some Italian tv, and we went around the corner to Dal Bolognese which was fabulous. Definitely more fancy, but everyone was very kind and we had the biggest and most delicious t-bone steak (and SUCH good people watching). We went for a quick walk after dinner and back to the hotel where the girls were (miraculously) asleep. A lovely (faux) anniverary indeed!Read more