Rome-The Eternal City-Or City Of Cats

Rome is an incredibe city and thankfully we were give over a week to explore its wonders. Though the time was not enough it was well spent and thoroughly enjoyed. Our flight to Rome required an early start and was a long day of traveling. Upon our arrival we took a train from the airport and then connected with the metro. Our beloved Cipro stop was not too far from our lodgings which were apartments instead of a hotel. It was quite nice to have bedrooms and a kitchen. This delightful fact meant we could grocery shop and do a bit of cooking to save on money.

My favorite day in Rome might just have been our first day, we had a few hours to navigate through the neighborhood to find a nearby grocery store, then we met Mark J. at the Piazza del Popolo. We did quite a comprehensive city stroll that lead us past the Fontana de Trevi and the Pantheon. In addition to the iconic landmarks we had our first taste of gelato on the house.

Each day brought new and incredible sites, the wonders are endless, I felt like I could walk around this city forever. Practically each night we went out and walked through the heart of Rome to find gelato and just soak in the atmosphere. I always felt safe because of the sheer number of people on the streets at any given time. Unfortunately a number of these people were pushy men selling sunglasses and bags and roses. I must admit they were not as bad as the Florentines but you couldn't have convinced us of that at the time. I seem to remember at one point being asked where I was from...my response quickly became a classic. Due to some mixture of my frustration and disinterest in entertaining the creep-sters I told them I couldn't remember where I was from. On a side note we all changed our names and told people we were 32 also.

Perhaps gelato induced euphoria has tainted my memory, but Rome was a bundle of fun. We walked for miles with Mark J. and sometimes came back to the apartment to nap but for the most part we sought out more museums and galleries than were on our itinerary. The food was fantastic. I remember sitting in our Athens hotel the night before we left and just gushing to one another about how much we were looking forward to pizza, pasta and gelato.

There are definitely things that our time limit would not permit us to do, but what we saw was great and I love love loved it.