The heart of an empire
Tuesday, 26 June 2007
Rome was an amazing city filled with ancient buildings and plenty of history. We thought it would be cool to see the city by night, so jumped on board a bus to see it all lit up. Unfortunately luck wasn't on our side: it seemed like it was the guide's first tour and she was awful, the Colosseum lights weren't working, and we didn't get to stop to take a pic of the Vatican all lit up. We did get to see the Trevi fountain though, and that was stunning at night. The only problem was that there was almost an army of street sellers trying to push roses into your hands, sell annoying clackety clackers that they throw in the air, and other toys - something we soon had to get used to being around.
The next day we got up bright and early and checked out Roma. We went to the Pantheon, the Colosseum - and the huge queues to get in, the Roman Forum ruins, the Vatican City (caught a sneaky glimpse of the Pope!), and the Sistene Chapel. We were quite exhausted so spent the day after we spent relaxing by the pool (yes it was actually sunny for a day or two!). We stayed in Rome for four nights, ate far too much gelatti (even found the elusive meringue variety) and started planning our trip to Croatia - this would later prove harder than it seemed.
Rome is amazing. There is soooo much to see, so much that words can;t explain it. You will have to come and see for yourselves
Labels: Travel
posted by Tim @ 12:56 pm,
