Arriving in Rome on Friday morning was a bit stressful at first. Rome is a big, loud, smelly city. We got our bearings and Jen practiced her Italian. We wandered around the various Piazzas, rode the subway, ate really good pizza, and drank plenty of wine. We discovered the joys of "after-dinner drinks", more drinks that you have after you're finished drinking wine. A few blocks up from our Hotel on Via Collina, we stopped at a restaurant for a few drinks right before they closed. A keyboard player performed Italian lounge songs, and Jen sang along to "Guantanamera" with the restaurant staff and the rest of the patrons. The Vatican Museum was closed and wouldn't reopen until the end of the week, so we decided to head north and return to the Vatican for the last leg of our trip. Ofoto Album: Order prints, see more pics. Requires a login. |
 Jen drinking the morning ritual caffe latte. |
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 Colosseum (check!) |
 Caribinieris (National Security Force) When we told them we wanted to take their picture, we originally thought that they were asking us for money. |
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 Fountain in the Center of Piazza Navona |
 View from the top of Vittorio Emmanuele II monument, a national monument and home to the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Roman Forum and Colosseum are behind us. |
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 Jen at Trevi Fountain |
 In front of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. |
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 Lunch in front of St. Peter's. |
 Arguably the best meal during the trip: pasta arribiata ("angry pasta") in Trastevere ("Across the Tiber"). |
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 On bridge across the Tiber, with Castel Sant'Angelo in background. |
 Jen in front of a SmartCar. |
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 Jen pointing at one of many lingerie mannequins. |
 Javaun tossing Jen's salad gleefully. |
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 Horse and carriage (for the tourists-duh). |
 Javaun in front of very tiny doorway inside Castel Sant'Angelo. |
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 The interior of St. Peter's. |
 Javaun in front of the Pantheon. |
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