Roma

We arrived in Rome and headed for our hostel/campground. It ended up taking two metro changes, a train, and a shuttle to get to our hostel. As soon as we checked in and locked up our bags we headed back out to the city. And hour later we got there and WOW! The first thing we saw when we got off of the metro was the Colosseum. And it was awesome! It is crazy how well preserved it is! Unfortunately it was about 6pm by this time and everything was starting to close so we decided to see what we could and get a feel for the city before heading back. We saw the Trevi fountain and threw coins in (it is supposed to gaurantee that you return to Rome), the Pantheon, and walked around the outside of the Forum.

The next day we headed out super early on a mission to see everything we could. We started out in Vatican City because it closes crazy early. We both still think some of the other churches we saw were more beautiful but it was still really neat to see St. Peter's. We also went into the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chaple. After the Vatican we went into the heart of Rome. We saw the inside of the Colosseum (SO COOL! seeing how everything underground worked was really interesting and it reminded us of the movie Gladiator), the Palantine, Roman Forum, Pantheon... inside this time, Spanish steps, Narvona plazza, and a ton of other cool sites and churches.

Rome was an amazing experience. It was VERY touristy but definitely worth it!