Our tour guide was, umm,interesting. Thetour which was supposed to be 3 hours, turned into 5 and 1/2. The kids were so fabulousand patient. They are really a pleasure to travel with. We got to see some of my favorite things, including the Pieta, which Madeleine had studied in school.
Itwas really fun to show the kids St.Peter's andthe fabulous Bernini Colonnade. After a delicious lunch (mozerella di bufalo and penne, mmmm), we went for gelato at the best place in the world, Giolitti. Their strawberry is the best we had anywhere.
We wentback a couple times!!!That afternoon, we walked over to the Trevi Fountain and threw our coins in, guaranteeing at least one more trip to Rome.
Then we walkedover to the Spanish Steps where everyone was enjoying the beautiful weather.
Then we walkedover to the Spanish Steps where everyone was enjoying the beautiful weather.The next day, we headed over to the ancient stuff--firstthe Coloseum, where we walked the walk of the gladiators and listened to the audioguide. After the Coloseum, we walked up Palatine Hill and then down into the old RomanForum.
After another stop for lunch and gelato :), we went over to the Pantheon, where we got to see the dome which inspired so many others, including St. Peter's and the Florence Duomo.
The next morning, we headed out to the Borghese Gardens, where we rented a pedal car. It was fun--and tiring-- to bike all over the gardens. We only noticed later as we were pushing our way up a very long, steep hill that we had one of the only cars with no engine. At least we worked offsome of that gelato!
We then headed down to Piazza del Popolo where we stumbled onto a DaVinci Exhibit. They had built some of his creations out of wood and the kids were allowed to touch and explore them. It was fascinating to see how some of the things he had sketched could be brought to life and worked just as he hadenvisioned.
We made one more stop back at Trevi Fountain, where Colin went in for a closer look--maybe a little too close!
It was a fabulous trip, made even better by the fact that Kent doesn't have to go to the sandbox and can stay and take lots more trips with us!
The next morning, we headed out to the Borghese Gardens, where we rented a pedal car. It was fun--and tiring-- to bike all over the gardens. We only noticed later as we were pushing our way up a very long, steep hill that we had one of the only cars with no engine. At least we worked offsome of that gelato! We then headed down to Piazza del Popolo where we stumbled onto a DaVinci Exhibit. They had built some of his creations out of wood and the kids were allowed to touch and explore them. It was fascinating to see how some of the things he had sketched could be brought to life and worked just as he hadenvisioned. We made one more stop back at Trevi Fountain, where Colin went in for a closer look--maybe a little too close! It was a fabulous trip, made even better by the fact that Kent doesn't have to go to the sandbox and can stay and take lots more trips with us!
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