Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Rome

24June2011: Friday
About this time, we were realizing that we needed to start getting to a place that we thought we could get a hop home. Germany was probably our best bet. So we took a train up to Rome and were planning to take the night train from Rome to Paris. Which left us about 5 hours to explore the city of Rome. John’s joke was that Rome wasn’t built in a day and it wasn’t seen in a day either. With the time we had, we thought the best way to see the most stuff would be to get on one of the sightseeing bus tours that you can hop on and off of at any stop. So we got on one of those and it took us through the main places of Rome, past the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, etc. We chose to get off at the Vatican City, however with the line being an 1 hour and 45 min. wait, we really didn’t have enough time to get in and see anything. So we walked the perimeter and planned what we'll do the next time we come to Rome.
Eventually we got back on the bus and headed for the train station. We stopped for some pizza where Sydney had a mishap with the cheese and burned her poor little finger, she was not a happy camper. After we got her settled down and she fell asleep in my arms, we headed for the train. I think the night train was a highlight for John. We both enjoyed the relaxation and travelling through Tuscany at dusk and then waking up to the Swiss and French countryside. I guess the only thing we were missing was a bottle of wine to make the evening truly romantic.

yeah, a train ride!

Roman Forum (not a great picture, sorry)

The Colosseum

A special blessing at the Vatican

The Vatican

The bus

Don't worry, she's not dead, just sleeping

Night train from Rome to Paris

Arrivederci Italia

Our Cabin

Sunset in Tuscany

Sunrise in the French countryside

1 comment:

NatiliaVish said...

What a good traveling baby :) The night train sounds kinda cool. I've been to Rome for 2 days once and it was hard enough to see it in that time frame :) Sounds like you got a lot in for just a few hours!
-Lisa