Our final day in Rome started with a visit to the Vatican City - the world's smallest country. There are three main sites to see in the Vatican: St. Peter's Basilica, Sistine Chapel, and Vatican Museum. And they are all worth a visit and someday we will visit the museum. We only explored St. Peter's Basilica on this trip. Even though we've visited this place a few times in the last couple of years, we are still in awe of its enormous size and opulence of its interior. Too breathtaking for ... View the Post

Hi there, I finally got the chance to post our first day in Rome. Joe and I looked forward to the third segment of our Italian trip - the city of the great empire. This is another one of my fave European city. The train ride from Florence to Rome took about 1 and ½ hours and by the time we arrived and settled in our hotel it was almost noon. After lunch at a nearby restaurant, we were ready to explore the sights of Rome. We pretty much retraced our steps to the places we've visited two ... View the Post

Day 2 - We started our final day in Rome with a guided tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms, and St. Peter's Basilica. More photos and details of this tour will be shown on my next post. Later in the afternoon, we headed to Piazza Navona to relax, "people watch," and enjoy a couple of Tartufo. We made time to visit the Pantheon and were very impressed by this architectural masterpiece! Before calling it a night, we stopped by and took a few shots of the very crowded ... View the Post

Day 1 - Our drive from Florence to Rome took over 3 hours. (We had to make a stop in Florence to visit Piazzale Michelangelo.) After checking into our hotel and resting for a couple of hours, we took the Metro to the Colosseum. We had enough time to visit and explore "the remains of old Rome" including the Colosseum, Constantine's Arch, and the Roman Forum. To help ensure our return trip to Rome, we tossed coins at the Trevi Fountain. And my swollen and sprained ankle did fine ;) We ended our ... View the Post