Rome… I mean, there’s just so much to see in Rome.
Landmarks and history out the proverbial wazoo. If you want to see ’em all… see ’em all. If you want to explore with no plan.. explore with no plan. If you want to eat pesto… good luck. Hahaha yeah, check out my Pesto Manifesto to get that joke.
Ok, without further ado… ROMA!
Then of course you have the super famous Trevi Scaffolding! hahahaa.. yeah, the Trevi Fountain.. made a point to run by it on one of my runs, and this is what it looked like……
… and there were a MILLION people there… this pic does NO justice to just how many people crammed the streets of Rome on this day.
But then again, seeing The Vatican on New Year’s Day on my run too… yeah, that was outstanding. 🙂 #fuelforthesoul
Speaking of the New Year.. we celebrated it with a bunch of Rome peeps! Lots of people in the square lighting fireworks and loud boom things.. yeah, it was cool…
Face-timed with Matt, Skylar, Paige, Sheryl, Brittster, and J-man.. they totally called into the future from New York to Rome.
When visiting The Vatican inside.. I am not kidding you, I have NEVER… I’m talking NEVER… been in a crowd that consistently big. Insane. Made it difficult to take in the art and the space, but I took the opportunity to work my being-present skills. Sistine Chapel was cool, glad I saw it (no pics allowed), but yeah, the crowd most definitely took away from the overall experience. Wow.
Not so happy with Frank for not giving us tickets to the midnight mass at The Vatican… no big deal though, the one in Venice was amazing.
A fun night out in the New Year calls for ramping up the hotness. Oh yeah, bring it on 2015, I’m in.
Colosseum inside. Honestly, even though I’m a lot OD’d on the historical landmarks, I really enjoyed going inside the Colosseum. I recommend it for sure. Just to be in it… to take it in, and imagine the history. Well worth it. (Buy tickets online in advance for SURE to skip the INSANELY long line for people who don’t do that.)