Rome!

One year ago today, Luke and I were on our way to Italy.  It was a great trip, and likely our last international one for awhile....as we are both in school and it's hard to find the time (and money) for a big trip.  Hopefully we'll be able to go abroad again soon, but it will likely have to wait until I'm out of school.

Here is a little review of our trip to southern Italy, along with some pictures.

We started our trip with three days and two nights in Rome, followed by seven days and six nights in Sorrento, ending with another two nights in Rome.  In Rome we stayed at the Hotel Apollo.  The room was very small, but nice and clean.  We were just a few blocks from the Colosseum and the Trevi fountain.  We spent a little more to stay within walking distance of these monuments....but it was nice and safe and clean.  They had a great breakfast area up on the roof....which I am sure we would have enjoyed more if it had not been February when we were there.  Here is a link to the hotel: http://www.hotelapollorome.com/

The first day we wandered around the area surrounding our hotel.  We visited the Trevi fountain, the Spanish steps, did some shopping and had our first gelato.  De-wait for it - lightful.

The second day we walked up the the Colosseum from our hotel, we ate at a great restaurant right across the street from the Colosseum....couldn't beat the view. We had a great calzone, such yummy food the whole trip.  We then walked over to the Colosseum.  We spent most of the late morning and early afternoon there.

Luke is so cute!  From the Colosseum we wandered over to the Roman Forum, it was beautiful - so rich in history. Luke and I listened to audio guides by Rick Steves (downloaded free off iTunes) whilst walking around - this was a tip from Cynthia and Chris - very helpful and interesting.  The Roman Forum is way cool.

 

 

 

Tomorrow I'll revisit Sorrento.