When in Rome

We left Florence and stopped at Vatican City before officially going to Rome. Our time at the Vatican was petty limited, so we didn't have much time to wander. We went in the Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter's Basilica. The Sistine Chapel is very small...

What's the deal with Vatican City? It's called Vatican City but is its own country? #catholics

After the Vatican, we headed into Rome. There are all sorts of structures that remind us of the ancient Roman times. We did a whole lot of walking around the city... Every few steps there is another big plaza with a big fountain and statue in the middle.

The evening concluded with a dinner at a restaurant. The dinner was only like 5 courses... Which is simply unacceptable by my Italian standards. I require a minimum of 8 courses. #eightisenough

Our second day in Rome is when the main event happened... The Colosseum! We first got a tour through the roman ruins right next to the colosseum. I was overwhelmed by the amount of Gladiator scenes that were running through my head.

The Colosseum certainly is a sight to see. And to answer the question I'm sure everybody has... Yes, I acted out the scene from Gladiator "my name is Maximus Decimus Meridius...". It is recorded and will hopefully be posted to Facebook after we get home. ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!?!? The Colosseum was my favorite part of Rome.

We then ventured over to the Spanish steps. As far as I could tell... It's just a bunch of steps. But apparently it's supposed to be pretty wild... So we did some Spanish steppin. Then we went over to some sort of crypt for monks. It was a little creepy... A lot of skeletons and bones arranged in various patterns. #wheninrome

This was the last day of the group tour. So we had to say goodbye to all our fellow travelers. I said goodbye the only way I knew how... By singing "so long, farewell" from the Sound of Music. We had one final dinner with the people who were still around... We had pizza and pasta (what else would we have?).

We had to call it an early night since we needed to leave at 3:30am to go to the airport to continue our trip to Santorini.

Thank you, Italy... For all the gelato, pizza, and pasta. We will never forget.