Rome - Italy

Roma! Wow what can I say? We spent an extremely busy 3 days in Rome. On the first day we went to the Sistine Chapel and the Vatican. We went through a tour company so that we could avoid the queues. It was beautiful. Hard to describe the pictures imprinted in my mind. Saint Peters cathedral was the king of all churches, I'm not sure I should bother seeing any more in Europe! We stayed in a really nice hostel and in our room were two kiwi boys from Dunedin, it really is a small world! Day two was when the heat really hit us. Lining up to get into the colosseum in 35 degree heat was really exhausting. We cut the queue again by jumping in a tour group. Which I'm  so glad we did, when we got out the line hadn't moved much. The colosseum was awesome to see in real life and the guide on our tour made it seem like we were there watching gladiators fighting. We then went to the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, the famous ruins of the roman times. Day three consisted of the Pantheon, Trevi fountain and the Spanish Steps. On our last night we went out for dinner (more pizza) and then went to a concert with fire works at the Spanish steps, a memory I'll treasure. I could easily say to anyone thinking of going to Rome that you could spend a week there. We had a very busy 3 days but the early mornings, lines and heat were most definitely worth it!