Roma

 May 16th

We said goodbye to Praiano this morning and ciao to Roma! A fast train got us from Naples to Rome in an hour, and we had a quick afternoon and evening to explore Rome and all its glory! 

Hauling luggage up the stairs from our rental in Praiano

Who knew train station pizza in Naples would be...

...some of the best pizza we had

Fast train - 297 Km/h

Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Palatine Hill

First glimpse of colosseum

we've arrived outside the arena

This gladiator is ready to fight

Impressive architecture

Looking down at where they kept the animals under the arena floor

We learned arena comes from latin word "harena" meaning sand

The floor of the arena was covered in sand, hence it's name

Arch of Constantine

Into the Forum, where ancient Roman life is palpable as you walk among the ruins. I love Rome!

Out of The Forum and back into the Roman Streets. Had to visit one of my favorite buildings, The Vittoriano. A monument in the heart of the capital that symbolizes the Italian acceptance of democratic and European values, and their denunciation of fascism. It was built after the death of the first king of Italy in 1878.

We caught a wedding party taking photos

This symbol was all over southern Italy; we loved it :)

Have to get a gelato stop in

The Pantheon

Last call for Aperol

Spritz's to go

Cute cafe that gave us our to-go spritzes

The Spanish Steps

You can't sit here anymore and they have police patrolling 

My big and little buddy

Who's ready for a 9:00pm dinner?

The Last Supper at Trattoria Della Stampa

Beef Carpaccio

Melon and Prosciutto

Homemade pasta with chestnuts

Carbonara 

Had to hit the Trevi Fountain after dinner. It was a mob scene there, but we all threw coins over our shoulder into the fountain. This means we will return to Rome someday :)

Trevi at night

I'll be back

Me too!

Rome never sleeps...

...but Gina does-night, night!