Holy Roman!

Today was a Holy Day; a holy awakening at 8am, a trip to the Vatican, and a history lesson in ancient Rome at the Colosseo and Palatine Hill. The lines weren't too bad at the Vatican (did you know it was a country? this will enter our stats for the day). St. Peter's Basilica was impressive, best adjective I've got for now. How's really, really impressive? Lots of ornate what-have you, Italian marble, and some dead popes. From here, we walked around the block (sounds ordinary but that's how it is in Roma) and entered the Vatican Museum which contains the Sistine Chapel, a bunch of old stuff,and good ole Michealangelo's lesser known work. Stacey snapped an awesome AND illegal photo taken from the hip, check it out


From here, we met Ma & Pa Simon for some lunch, (pizza and panini's of course) and jumped on the tour bus to the Spanish Steps. Stacey can't get enough water



We then escorted the Simon's to the Trevi Fountain for another visit. From here, we headed to the Colosseum and had our minds blown by the shear awesomeness. Seriously incredible. So incredible that afterwards, we bought an ice cream, sorry gelato, and recreated the Colosseum. Here's the real deal, and the Gelat-eum.




Walk across the street and you'll find the "birth" place of Rome. Lots of history here, so read the wiki post. Also, FREAKING AWESOME. Scott also lost his mind here while Stacey did this:

Here are some other pics of this truly amazing place:



Food; 2 cafe lattes, cheese sando, croissant, pizza, prosciutto panini, gelato, antipasto, pasta, croissant.
Countries Visited: 2
Miles: many by foot, bus, subway