So James and I are sitting in an internet cafe, typing furiously to get our thoughts down. Our hotel in Rome does not have internet access, and we thought some of you out there (that means you dad....) might have been concerned since we'd previously posted daily.
Rome has definitely been a whirlwind. We arrived yesterday in the late afternoon and spent the rest of the day wandering around. Neither of us realized until this week that this sunday is Easter, so you can imagine what Rome is like right now....people, people and more people! Our first stop....gelato! I started with good old fashioned chocolate and it was yummy! Creamy and super chocolatey.
We decided to hit St. Peter's basilica last night and it really was breathtaking. Beautiful frescos, statues and the atlar itself is the largest I,ve every seen. Apparently, we just missed the pope when we arrived last night. A couple of Americans we met in line showed us their photo of the pope driving out of the vatican in his car. Then we wandered down to the colosseum and took night shots of the area. And of course, we had more gelato...even better than the first place! I had creme caramel and fruit bosco and it was amazing! I wish I could bring some home.
Today we hit all the major spots....colosseum again but this time we went inside. Sooo incredibly big and probably the oldest structure I,ve ever been in. The pope is giving mass there tonight so the area was closed after 1 pm...good thing we went early. We walked through the palantine, the circus maximus where they ran the chariot races, the trevi fountain (which is a lot bigger than I thought) and the spanish steps. Oh...and I tossed a coin into Trevi fountain so I,ll be back someday!
My general thoughts on Rome...it's big, bustling and always busy. Dirtier than Prague, not as pretty although older and impressive in it's own right. We're getting pretty good at crossing the street and dodging the buses and scooters! It would be nice to have more time, but I'm ready for Venice! We'll be taking the train tomorrow. Now a bit of rest and then some more roaming in Rome before we leave.
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Mmm-mmmmm-mmmm tas-ty Ge-la-to. Make sure you get yourselves some spumoni icecream too. You'll have to comment about the smells in Venice tomorrow (er, today since it's late here)!!!
Aloha, Ross
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