When in Rome...

Well, we have reached the last stop on our trip: Rome. This also marks the first time on our trip that we didn't need a jacket, so that is something to celebrate!! We stayed in the historic center of Rome and walked miles every day exploring the sites of the city.

Pantheon

Making a wish at the Trevi Fountain (and throwing coins at make out couples)

The Old Bear restaurant

St. Peters on Liberation Day

Colosseum

The Roman Forum

These next few pictures need some explanation. Jeremy really wanted to visit the catacombs, so we looked up how to get there. Instead of taking a bus or taxi to the outskirts of town, we decided to take the metro to the closest stop and walk through a park to get there. It sounded like a great idea on a beautiful day...

It started off great. We saw sheep grazing in a pasture.

And beautiful yellow fields.

But, after walking for over an hour, we hadn't seen any signs of civilization. And, our iphone mislead us to a road that was not there. So, desperate to ensure that our trek was not in vain, we cut across an overgrown field that probably had snakes in it. Two hours later, we made it...hot and sweaty with grass all over us.

We barely made the last tour of the day and despite the pains to get there, we really enjoyed it.

And, we rewarded our off-roading efforts with some gelato.

Spanish Steps

And, that's our trip! We feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to travel abroad together. We will never forget it.

Rome Highlights:
1. Piazza Fontanella Borghese Antiquarian Market: great antique Italian prints
2. The Old Bear Restaurant: fettucini with truffle sauce and pumpkin lasagna
3. Gelato, gelato, gelato


Rome Lowlights:
1. Poor navigation skills on the way to the Catacombes
2. The "rose pushers" on the Spanish steps
3. The Sistene Chapel: it is a toss-up between this and the Mona Lisa for artwork most ruined by tourists.