We walked a LOT in Rome. In the course of four days, we saw the Forum, the Coliseum, The Vatican Museum and St. Peter's, the papal crypts (really interesting), the Pantheon, Trevi fountain, and Spanish Steps. Yesterday we walked five miles in the interest of our final day of tourism.
Our flight from Rome to Atlanta took 11 hours. We have a three-hour layover here, where I'm writing this blog entry, and then a nearly five hour flight to Seattle.
The trip was fascinating, tiring, lots of fun and very educational. I never had a bad meal, didn't get sick, met interesting fellow travelers, and figured out how to flush every foreign toilet I encountered! And I learned enough words in Italian to get by.
But tonight it will be very good to sleep in my own bed.
6 comments:
I'm glad to hear everything went so well. You can't ask for more than that. And the fact that you found it very educational, that you learned a lot, is the best result of all in my book.
What a fabulous trip you had. And I think the Pieta is Michelangelo's crowning achievement.
He did the Pieta when he was 24. Can you believe it?
I love the art you selected. My dh and I visited Rome, and loved it so much we tried to imagine how could we live there. The old part of Rome is so charming. You have a wonderful attitude for traveling, I can tell.
Wow! Thanks so much for sharing these photos. I would love to go to Rome some day. So much beauty and creativity in one place.
Somehow or other my comment didn't "take". So if two show up from me, just ignore one of them - ha! What I wanted to say is that the photos are great. The Pieta is such a beautiful piece. I had no idea Michelangelo was so young when he created it. Great post.
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