A good night's sleep and we were ready to hit the road.
We spent the next two days visiting the usual "must-see" sights. We were close to a metro stop which took us to the Colosseum and Forum, and it was about what I expected it to be - long lines of tourists waiting in line to tour one of the world's greatest ruins. Here's what I have to say about that:
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| DH in front of the Colosseum. |
There are sights in the world that I call "Once and Done." The Grand Canyon was one of those in the U.S. and the Colosseum is one of those in Europe. So I'm glad I saw it, but now I can cross it off my list.
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| Pretty good shot of the Roman Forum for an iPhone! |
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| The Spanish Steps |
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| Sunset over Rome from the Trinità dei Monti |
Early the second morning, we did a Breakfast at the Vatican tour, which was well worth booking in advance because the breakfast was actually good - and yes, American style! - and we got to go through the museum before it was open to the general public. We got a good head start to see the museum and get to the Sistine Chapel without any crowds. (We saw the LONG lines we missed when we came out a couple of hours later.)
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| A fresco from the Vatican Museum |
The rest of the day we wandered around, and tried to see as much as we could without overdoing it. After all we saw, though, I have to say that my favorite moment in Rome was this one, when we just happened to wander into the Piazza Navona and enjoyed a cooling moment by the Fontana del Moro while nearby buskers played an up tempo version of Pachelbel's Canon.
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