Rome- Day 3

Sunday in Rome. So so so busy! Started at 11am.

We started out in the Roman Forum, which are the ancient ruins of the city of Rome. There are houses, government buildings, etc. Really really crazy to see

Stadium in the Roman Forum

One of the statues in the museum in the Roman Forum. The entire building is filled with pieces and parts of different sculptures that were found in the area

View of the city from Paletine Hill- the highest hill in Rome and where the Forum is

Colosseum. Was it bad that all I could think about was Gladiator, the movie?!

Amazing. So many of the sites we visited in Rome were just incredible to see. I can't believe I actually stood the Colosseum!

After all of those things, we walked to the Tiber River to see the Tiberian Island, which is just a small patch of land in the middle of the river. Fall suits Rome really well- the trees were all golden along the river. Lovely

Another view of the island

Hazelnut gelato, again. This weekend=gluttony

We walked through the Jewish ghetto after seeing the Tiberian Island. This is the ruins of the synagogue. This was one neighborhood that I would love to come back to- tons of yummy looking and completely kosher restaurants. Very picturesque area.

Area Sacra, on our walk toward the Trevi Fountain. Apparently these ancient ruins also house a million and seven stray cats. There was a cat museum/house next to it. Strange

Monument of Vittorie Emmanuel II. I wish i had a monument that looked like this...

Trevi Fountain. Probably my favorite site that we saw in Rome. It was so exciting to make a wish here- so monumental! It's something that I've always wanted to do and something you always here about, so it was so much fun for me!

Throwing the coin over my shoulder! YAY!

Then to the Spanish steps, where we sat and relaxed for a while

There was an airshow that day so different planes kept flying over. These plans blew colored smoke- colors of the Italian flag. Very cool

Pastries we bought as a thank-you gift for Vincenzo. YUMMM, totally jealous of him for getting to eat all of these! We headed home to give them to him just in time for... rain. But other than that one little moment, we had great great weather. We waited out the rain then headed back toward the Trevi Fountain area to have dinner with Alex and Julian.

This is where we ate- SO CUTE and fun! Wonderful last meal in Rome with the four of us!



This weekend was so exciting and such an amazing experience. I loved loved loved Rome- if you are thinking about traveling or studying abroad I highly recommend it (it's second best to Spain though, of course). I wish I could have spent more time there; there is so much to see and do!

Simply wonderful.