We arrived in Rome in the evening. Our hostel was close to the train station, which seemed great at the time (because we were sleepy), but it ended up really sucking. Apparently I didn’t get the memo to not stay in the Termini station area (which I soon learned was a sketchy area, and was told several times AFTER returning from Rome that it’s a crappy area). Anyway, the ever-hungry duo set off to try some real Italian food. Our first food experience ended up being a touristy restaurant near our hostel. One rule of thumb I’ll keep in mind from now on, is that if someone is outside the restaurant “pimping” their restaurant, you probably shouldn’t eat there. Unfortunately, in this case, we got pimped. The food was so-so. After, we went back to our hostel and soon learned that our hostel had quiet hours at midnight (honestly, I’ve never heard of a hostel having quiet hours), so we were forced to go to bed.
Our first day in Rome we spent waiting in a lot of lines and touring “ancient Rome,” along with thousands of other Holiday tourists (argh). Anyway, we got a day pass to the Colesseum, Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum. Since we are cheap and not big history buffs, we used one of Rick Steve’s iPod audio guides. It ended up being pretty handy! I would highly recommend it if you are heading to Rome.
(the Colesseum)
(inside the Coloseeum)
(part of the Roman Forum)
The next day, we went to the Vatican, St. Peter’s Basilica and the Sistine Chapel. It was a pretty interesting because again, it was one of those things I’ve always seen on the TV, but actually got to see it in person.
(Sistine Chapel)
(The Creation of Adam, by Michelangelo)
(The Vatican, view from the top of St. Peter's Basilica)
(guards...cuties ;)
The next day, while on our way to visit other popular sites in Rome, we stumbled on literally the BEST PIZZA EVER. We just happened to be hungry—go figure—and happened to be a tad lost—go figure—and saw lots of people scurrying into a little pizza shop. It was delicious and so cheap!!
(Eggplant, caprese, peppers w/ sausage! OM NOM NOM NOM)
(haha, i took so many pics of our daily gelato)
(Piazza Navona)
(The Pantheon)
(Trevi Fountain!)
(The Spanish Steps)
(Our only NYE pic. We went on a bar crawl with our hostel that ended up being a huge flop...please excuse my nasty tights...madre mia!)
New Years day, we made our way to...Florence/Firenze
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