Jewel of the Seas Greek Isles 2019 - Rome

One of our to-dos for the day was the castle but after eating we were both so hot from the humidity that we went back to the hotel and changed into shorts and checked into our room. After the quick change we headed back out towards the castle. Off on our adventure we go!
ba0fe57ab604a55c0f30ba70137054ff.jpg

2392e457a97fe77524406bdabba5e021.jpg

The humidity was real y’all. my face melted off and my hair quickly frizzed. Living in Colorado I forget humidity sometimes.

We paid the entry fee for the castle and in we went. FYI there is a restroom (WC) directly inside the entrance.
dc19c3cd9a2abffa1b9bbfce89f3189d.jpg

07d2bcc7177ea31f7f8510fa71718cb2.jpg

305bcfe190447aaa661ff63563cd7f05.jpg

6a4416b28e0722aa85226526ad382d56.jpg

We got a kick out of Nate trying to fit in this “tiny” guard building.
2d15751d55c9f6865548928f3ac0818e.jpg

We were initially going to walk over to the Vatican just to explore, but after seeing how busy it looked we decided to pass. Found out later the pope gave mass that day and that’s why.

We continued on toward our next destination...another site we did not visit last year

 We reached our destination: the piazza del popolo, another place with interesting history. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza_del_Popolo

f4e07a9caa9dadfa2aa1c8ca5d6a36ec.jpg

b82912f5f9106a38c6b85396b9a3c92a.jpg

7af5b0e15fe1facc1ad73b4f75015c88.jpg

fb7670ea602ddf54d0a7be473aa0ea72.jpg

We decided to climb to the top of the overlook.
9dfeed0cd735c92ce344e557b125666e.jpg

Continuing on, we passed the Trevi Fountain which was busy as always, and headed to our building, Altar of the Fatherland.

53df6dbc32021489c6ae7b5a353e12eb.jpg
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier:
c1d256029db2a4daed9284a3084ee38f.jpg

The view from the top is well worth the euros and elevator ride
80abd3b44726cbea51d21e17c652a2f2.jpg

e675cf4208e8f29487ac91bb5d3f04a4.jpg

we walked over to the station next to the Colosseum and made our way up to the street above (we were told there was a restroom up there)
We didn’t go up there last year and I was so excited when we got up there because I discovered the Instagram location I see in all the pics....I also discovered gelato
855762c74c4e7653b204ccb4b5633343.jpg

cc3d7401ea50f33fa4c98a890fd4816a.jpg

641292a3553799d5f40809fa1bc5a109.jpg

6c814747ed7768525eb08432cc14f387.jpg

This location was perfect for photo taking but unfortunately the Kenyan street pushers were unbearable. We were so annoyed. We decided to walk to the other side of the Colosseum.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Greek Isles 2019 Formal Night & Chania, Crete

Ireland Day 6: Blarney Castle and on to Cork

A Few Of My Favorite Things