Success!!! We had a wonderful first full day in Rome. e had planned to get up at 8 and head out by 9:30 but I set the wrong day for our alarm and we didn't get up till 9. But it all worked out and probably gave us that little bit more of rest we needed to get the most out of our day. We were still out by 10/10:30 and walked over to the Vatican to find the bus stop for our Hop-on Hop-off city bus tour. It took us a few minutes to find the right place, but it worked and we were able to hop on the next bus (perfect timing).
We decided to ride the full tour once and then choose where we wanted to get off, so that's what we did. Michelle took pictures while I took film (link to our second video below), though we switched a few times. It was a bright, hot day - a bit unexpected from the weather forecast, but we had remembered to put our sunscreen on before leaving that morning and were fine. We could have benefited from cooler clothing, but… oh well. After riding the tour for one circuit, we decided to get lunch and ate near the Vatican. Then we walked back to the apartment for a quick recharge (reapply sunscreen, change, etc), gelato (extra dark chocolate and coffee) and headed back to the bus. We had decided to get off at the Fontana di Trevi and Pantheon and that's exactly what we did. Between the two places are lots of little streets full of shops and restaurants and we decided we wanted to come back sometime when we could meander a bit more (the last bus left at 7, so if we wanted to ride it back we had to be at the bus stop in time). Originally we thought we would get off at the Colosseum, but we ran out of time for that and the Colosseum was closed as well.
Riding on the top of a double decker bus is a marvelous way to see a city - unobstructed views, nice breeze, fresh air, and your feet get a break ;)
After we returned to the Vatican stop, we headed back to the apartment (our location really is great - as long as we can find our way back to the Vatican we can find our way to our apartment and it's only about a 7 minute walk - if you speed walk like us) and got gelato again (mango, coconut and mint). Our evening was really nice and relaxing. We prepared dinner, ate, and planned out next day.
Again, here is the link to our second video (on Michelle's vlog) - I'll post pictures at a later time - when I get a chance to sort through them a bit…
Link to Follow me around: Rome, Italy pt. 2
We decided to ride the full tour once and then choose where we wanted to get off, so that's what we did. Michelle took pictures while I took film (link to our second video below), though we switched a few times. It was a bright, hot day - a bit unexpected from the weather forecast, but we had remembered to put our sunscreen on before leaving that morning and were fine. We could have benefited from cooler clothing, but… oh well. After riding the tour for one circuit, we decided to get lunch and ate near the Vatican. Then we walked back to the apartment for a quick recharge (reapply sunscreen, change, etc), gelato (extra dark chocolate and coffee) and headed back to the bus. We had decided to get off at the Fontana di Trevi and Pantheon and that's exactly what we did. Between the two places are lots of little streets full of shops and restaurants and we decided we wanted to come back sometime when we could meander a bit more (the last bus left at 7, so if we wanted to ride it back we had to be at the bus stop in time). Originally we thought we would get off at the Colosseum, but we ran out of time for that and the Colosseum was closed as well.
Riding on the top of a double decker bus is a marvelous way to see a city - unobstructed views, nice breeze, fresh air, and your feet get a break ;)
After we returned to the Vatican stop, we headed back to the apartment (our location really is great - as long as we can find our way back to the Vatican we can find our way to our apartment and it's only about a 7 minute walk - if you speed walk like us) and got gelato again (mango, coconut and mint). Our evening was really nice and relaxing. We prepared dinner, ate, and planned out next day.
Again, here is the link to our second video (on Michelle's vlog) - I'll post pictures at a later time - when I get a chance to sort through them a bit…
Link to Follow me around: Rome, Italy pt. 2
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