To really begin our spring break Andrea, Mallory, Emily, and I made our way to Italy. Pheegan too! We had one flight to Bergamo, where Em and I spent 5 hours in the city before our 2nd flight to ROME! We arrived at night, found our hostel, had supper, and walked by the Colosseum at night!
1st full day we got up early to see the sights! We had a morning tour of the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and the Roman Forum. Then we started walking around and found the Pantheon and Trevi Fountain! In between we did some shopping and of course had gelato!
Day 2 was the day for the Vatican! Yes, we manage to go to another country :) We visited some of the many museums and Sistine Chapel inside. We had quite the time in the chapel because literally one guys whole job consists of silencing people and yelling "No photo!" Pheegan and I couldn't help it and secretly took a photo ;) So amazing it hurt my neck! Then we headed off to St. Peter's Basilica which is the biggest and most amazing church I have seen! Breathtaking!
Later on we found the Spanish Steps by accident and stopped for more gelato!Day 3 we had the remaining sights to hit and by the end of the day we realized we had walked all the way back to the Vatican which was pretty much the whole city! Our main stop was the Piazza di Navona, a stop on the trail of the Illuminati! P.S. can't wait for Angels and Demons to come out because we hit up all but one of the trail sites! Then we toured Castle Angelo and saw the city from the top! That night we had a wine night out and visited the Trevi Fountain after dark! Something magical I think about that fountain~I just loved it!
Day 4 was our shopping day that we spent on a couple of the main streets. We purchased a bunch of souvenirs and of course more gelato! Then we head to a hostel closer to the airport for our flight the following day! ~Ciao Rome!
Day 2 was the day for the Vatican! Yes, we manage to go to another country :) We visited some of the many museums and Sistine Chapel inside. We had quite the time in the chapel because literally one guys whole job consists of silencing people and yelling "No photo!" Pheegan and I couldn't help it and secretly took a photo ;) So amazing it hurt my neck! Then we headed off to St. Peter's Basilica which is the biggest and most amazing church I have seen! Breathtaking!
Later on we found the Spanish Steps by accident and stopped for more gelato!Day 3 we had the remaining sights to hit and by the end of the day we realized we had walked all the way back to the Vatican which was pretty much the whole city! Our main stop was the Piazza di Navona, a stop on the trail of the Illuminati! P.S. can't wait for Angels and Demons to come out because we hit up all but one of the trail sites! Then we toured Castle Angelo and saw the city from the top! That night we had a wine night out and visited the Trevi Fountain after dark! Something magical I think about that fountain~I just loved it!
Day 4 was our shopping day that we spent on a couple of the main streets. We purchased a bunch of souvenirs and of course more gelato! Then we head to a hostel closer to the airport for our flight the following day! ~Ciao Rome!
Isn't it awesome how you accidentally run into important historical monuments all over Rome?
ReplyDelete