Italy: First stop, Rome Part 1

I’ve been to Rome before but I was still very excited to go back. I went to Rome 5 years ago, shortly after Pope John Paul died, and near Easter, so it was very different. We saw some of the same things this time around, but also saw some different things.

This installment is in at least 3 parts, in no particular order.

Some things you can’t help but see, like the ruins in the middle of the city.

We also went to visit the Spanish Steps. The last time I was in Rome, they were under renovation, so it was wonderful to see them without scaffolding all around. Also, I hope you’ll forgive the craptastic iPod picture.

On our first full day in Rome, we walked all the way to the Vatican, and just happened to stumble on this awesome place for lunch where I ate pizza with porcini mushrooms and a huge glass of wine. (Vatican pictures coming soon.)

We visited the Trevi Fountain in the day and night. A must see “when in Rome.” And yes I threw my coins in. I definitely hope to be back someday.

It was so damn hot, so we left the Trevi to visit a favorite gelato place just a few blocks away. I had honey, rum chocolate and pistachio. I went to San Crispino for gelato my last trip, and still, it did not disappoint.

And for this Rome installment, I share a silly picture, since we had a lot of fun. Because there were 4 of us, the beds in our room were veryclosetogether. One night we were playing around with the camera after a decent amount of wine, and we were doing the nightly shower rotation, so this is what you get. Previous pictures in the series show me with a quintuple chin, so L (on the right) was helping me to avoid the multiple chin photo here. I promise she wasn’t strangling me, as J’s face (the left) might indicate.

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