Piazza Venezia

Day 1 We woke up at 4:30am threw on some clothes and made our way to the Catania airport for Rome. (Sadly the balcony breakfast has come to an end 😢) We arrived in Rome and got picked up by a car service, first impression is how busy it is!!! We arrived at our hotel got changed and walked 30 minutes to a local market only to find out it is was closed for All Saints’ Day. We then ventured to the Jewish quarter and had fried artichokes, one of their specialties. It was super packed so we left and walked to an area closer the our place in Trastevere. We had an amazing lunch followed by more walking and sangrias. (Who would have known amazing sangria in Italy) We made our way back to the hotel and I took a nap while Klaus worked. After a little siesta, we changed and headed downstairs to a cute wine bar with tapas. We were both tired so off to bed in hopes of an early morning of exploring.
Day 2 - Woke up and went to the roof top of our B&B for a cappuccino and croissant, not quit the same as Sicily but charming in its own way! 27,883 steps and 13.53 miles later we saw a lot 😂. The morning walk sadly started with a young man taking his own life by jumping off the bridge into the Tiber River. We arrived just after he jumped, he was floating face down and the water rescue and the entire Roman police force was arriving to retrieve his body. Sooo Sad 😞. First stop was the Pantheon, such a beautiful church. Second stop the Trevi Fountain, followed by a aperol and a slice of roman pizza. We passed by the Spanish steps for a quick photo opp before doing some shopping. After the shopping we stopped and had a wonderful lunch. Klaus left me and went back to the B&B for a couple of video calls. I decided to walk to Vatican City to see St Peter's Basilica, it was well worth the extremely long lines. Pictures don’t do it justice!!! Klaus met me outside the Basilica and we walked back to the shopping area to buy “Creed”. We put our hotel into our GPS only to discover it was a 40 minute walk back and our feet were burning. After finally convincing Klaus that maybe we should take an electric bike back to the hotel we couldn’t find one that was charged. 😂😂 We made it back, changed our shoes and walked (limped) to the restaurant I have been wanting to try and once again the line was around the block. (Like the craziest thing I have ever seen.) We went to the restaurant next door and thought the wine and bruschetta was terrible so we paid and left. We walked back towards the hotel to a restaurant the hotel had suggested and it did not disappoint!!! We went for a quick walk before heading back to the hotel and going to sleep.
Day 3 - Woke up early, packed our bags, grabbed the rooftop cappuccino, checked out and made our way to The Arch of Constantine for the Colosseum tour. We had an amazing few hours seeing and learning about Rome’s history. We visited the Colosseum, Palatine Hill and ended at The Roman Forum. After the tour we rented E bikes and biked to a town called Testaccio that has a market with street food and vendors. We sampled amazing pizza and prosecco. We walked down the street and had lunch at Pecorinos before getting back on the bikes to the hotel. We dropped the bikes off and had a coffee at a local bar that Stanley Tucchi had visited. Klaus had a video call for work before the taxi picked us up for the airport. Off to Vienna, Bye-bye Rome.Read more