We've had an amazing last few days! Our flight left Santorini early Thursday morning. Aegean airlines....SO nice! On our two hour flight they served us a delicious breakfast. The American airlines need to take lessons from them. We arrived in Rome and it took forever for us to get into the city on the train and Metro. After exiting the Metro, we were so lost trying to find our hotel. We walked around forever and were about to give up when we saw a tiny sign on a tiny side street. We found it! Hooray! When we got inside we could not have been more suprised. We are at the most wonderful little bed and breakfast. The house has four rooms that Laura, the owner, rents out. She and her daughter, Emma, live here. They are the sweetest people! Our room is lovely and she prepares us breakfast each morning. Laura even made a special trip to the grocery store to find some Gluten Free food for Anna, she suffers from Celiac Disease.
As soon as we dropped our bags off, we were off to the Spanish Steps. We met up with three of our friends who are studying abroad in a town right outside of Rome. It was so fun to run into friends in Rome for some Gelato! Then my parents met us right after at the Spanish Steps. We all had a blast sitting in the shade and catching up on all our travels. Anna, Mom, Dad, and I then headed to the Trevi Fountain. It was beautiful! I felt just like I was in the Lizzie McGuire movie! We then walked to a cute little neighborhood called Trastevere. It was fun to see the locals getting off work and coming home for the evening. We enjoyed a nice dinner together and then headed home. Anna and I were exhausted from our long day of travel.
Yesterday we started the day off with Vatican City. We joined Mom and Dad for a tour. The tour guide was unbelievable and we didn't have to wait in any lines, even bettter! Amazing morning filled with lots of education about the history and other facts about all the buildings. We all really enjoyed it. We had lunch with Mom and Dad and then they headed to the train station. See you again in Florence! Anna and I headed to the Pantheon next. From the back of the building it looks like I could have built it. Bricks everywhere some in no kind of order at all. Then you walk to the front. My jaw dropped at the beauty. The inside was even more gorgeous. We headed to Piazza Novona next and of course had some gelato too. It was also great! Then we walked through Campo De Fiori. It was another nice neighborhood. We headed back to the Trevi Fountain to do some people watching before dinner. Oh my was that fun! Our favorite thing to watch is people taking pictures by themselves-solo shots. We saw many interesting shots in front of the fountain. A great place to take a walking break in the shade. We had dinner at a place nearby, spaghetti for me! We had gelato again too. It was the best we've had the whole trip. I had chocolate and caramel. Anna had cinnamon ginger and chocolate chip. AMAZING. We went back the the fountain so we could see it at night. While waiting for the sun to set, I started chatting with a couple next to us. They were farmers from Wisconsin. We told them we went to Auburn and they told us that was their favorite college. That's random I said and they responded, "Our daughter-in-law went to Auburn and they have a great agriculture school school. We love it!" War Eagle moment number...oh I've lost count. The Auburn family is EVERYWHERE!
We were determined to figure out the bus system so we got on the 85 bus. It didn't take us where we had planned. Let's face it we were very lost. When the bus got to the turn around point we knew we were really lost. As I went to the front to ask the driver for help, the nicest guy appeared. I don't know if it was my tennis shoes, the three maps in my hand, or my accent that made me look like a lost tourist, but he had figured it out. He helped us so much! And he admitted that he was a little lost too and he has lived here for three years. We felt much better about it and decided it was just a little tour of Rome! We returned home safe and sound.
This morning we had a wonderful beakfast with a couple staying here and Laura. We laughed and chatted for a long time. Then we headed to the Colosseum. The line was not even too bad. It was a beautiful place. We walked around and took some great pictures. The Roman Forum was next on our way to Vittorio Emanuele. All great places! We took the bus to a gluten free bakery called LeBen. Anna got to have a pizza! And she got a great looking little chocolate and strawberry cake. A great spot to find. We are going back to the same area for dinner at a place that can make gluten free pasta too. Exciting for both of us!
Rome is amazing and we are loving it here! Two-a-days=the number of times we eat Gelato each day. What can I say...When in Rome!
As soon as we dropped our bags off, we were off to the Spanish Steps. We met up with three of our friends who are studying abroad in a town right outside of Rome. It was so fun to run into friends in Rome for some Gelato! Then my parents met us right after at the Spanish Steps. We all had a blast sitting in the shade and catching up on all our travels. Anna, Mom, Dad, and I then headed to the Trevi Fountain. It was beautiful! I felt just like I was in the Lizzie McGuire movie! We then walked to a cute little neighborhood called Trastevere. It was fun to see the locals getting off work and coming home for the evening. We enjoyed a nice dinner together and then headed home. Anna and I were exhausted from our long day of travel.
Yesterday we started the day off with Vatican City. We joined Mom and Dad for a tour. The tour guide was unbelievable and we didn't have to wait in any lines, even bettter! Amazing morning filled with lots of education about the history and other facts about all the buildings. We all really enjoyed it. We had lunch with Mom and Dad and then they headed to the train station. See you again in Florence! Anna and I headed to the Pantheon next. From the back of the building it looks like I could have built it. Bricks everywhere some in no kind of order at all. Then you walk to the front. My jaw dropped at the beauty. The inside was even more gorgeous. We headed to Piazza Novona next and of course had some gelato too. It was also great! Then we walked through Campo De Fiori. It was another nice neighborhood. We headed back to the Trevi Fountain to do some people watching before dinner. Oh my was that fun! Our favorite thing to watch is people taking pictures by themselves-solo shots. We saw many interesting shots in front of the fountain. A great place to take a walking break in the shade. We had dinner at a place nearby, spaghetti for me! We had gelato again too. It was the best we've had the whole trip. I had chocolate and caramel. Anna had cinnamon ginger and chocolate chip. AMAZING. We went back the the fountain so we could see it at night. While waiting for the sun to set, I started chatting with a couple next to us. They were farmers from Wisconsin. We told them we went to Auburn and they told us that was their favorite college. That's random I said and they responded, "Our daughter-in-law went to Auburn and they have a great agriculture school school. We love it!" War Eagle moment number...oh I've lost count. The Auburn family is EVERYWHERE!
We were determined to figure out the bus system so we got on the 85 bus. It didn't take us where we had planned. Let's face it we were very lost. When the bus got to the turn around point we knew we were really lost. As I went to the front to ask the driver for help, the nicest guy appeared. I don't know if it was my tennis shoes, the three maps in my hand, or my accent that made me look like a lost tourist, but he had figured it out. He helped us so much! And he admitted that he was a little lost too and he has lived here for three years. We felt much better about it and decided it was just a little tour of Rome! We returned home safe and sound.
This morning we had a wonderful beakfast with a couple staying here and Laura. We laughed and chatted for a long time. Then we headed to the Colosseum. The line was not even too bad. It was a beautiful place. We walked around and took some great pictures. The Roman Forum was next on our way to Vittorio Emanuele. All great places! We took the bus to a gluten free bakery called LeBen. Anna got to have a pizza! And she got a great looking little chocolate and strawberry cake. A great spot to find. We are going back to the same area for dinner at a place that can make gluten free pasta too. Exciting for both of us!
Rome is amazing and we are loving it here! Two-a-days=the number of times we eat Gelato each day. What can I say...When in Rome!
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