Rome

Posted on March 29, 2008 
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Well we finally dumped the kids off with some friends, Adam and Paula of course, and jetted of to Rome for the weekend. It was a quick 50 minute plane ride up there. Once at the airport, we caught the Leonardo Express which is a non-stop train to Termini area of Rome. That was where our bed and breakfast was. The Metro system there was excellent and allowed easy and cheap transport around the city. Our friends from Naples, Nate and Shawnie met us there.

Rome

We metro’d around and went straight to the Colesseum. That was the first big thing that we saw, and Erin flipped out. Oh my gosh, wow, wow, do you see that…..for 10 minutes we heard that. We walked around the Colesseum, had been told my many people don’t bother going in. Then we walked around the Roman forum a bit, found a nice restaurant and got a bite to eat. Then we headed to Trevi Fountain. It was very crowded, and kind of spoiled by the salesman trying to sell you their junk or wilted roses. Erin absolutely loved the fountain at night, we probably stayed there a good hour just people watching. It was about 10:30 when we got home that night. Next morning we got up and out, headed to the Vatican, saw the square, walked it a bit, then headed to the Sistine Chapel which had an uber long line for, after a good 45 minutes or waiting and not moving hardly any, we called it, and headed to the Spanish Steps. They were ok, but not too impressive. We checked out Circus Maximus, where the chariot races happened, you know Ben Hur. It was less than impressive now, only a grass field with a dirt track around it to walk your dogs or bicycle. We ended the evening with a visit to the Capution Crypt, which was kind of weird. It had the bones of 4,000 monks decorating the walls. I mean creepy, they made designs out of the bones, like star shapes made from rib bones, crosses out of tibias. After a few minutes in there, I just felt ill, like I shouldn’t be breathing the air in there. We left. Nate and Shawnie had to get on the road to head home, so we went to a nice little restaurant near our hotel and then walked around the city a bit. The trip back to Catania in the morning was uneventful. Erin really liked Rome, in fact she’s already planning a return trip. I enjoyed myself and it was nice not having to worry about the kids.

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