Sheila here, Alipoo is worn out dragging me from country to country so I am leaping into the breach and reprising our last 3 days in Rome.
We stayed at the Hotel Cesari, a 1787 building around the corner from the Pantheon and close to the Trevi fountain. Not as luxurious as the Ship but centrally located in Rome. Allison has been to Roma many times so had no difficulty finding all the sites. We walked to them all! The Pantheon was very different than I imagined, I had no idea there was whole in the ceiling! the Trevi fountain, very crowded, the Colosseum and the Roman Forum.
We went to the Vatican Museum and St. Peter's - Allison knew beforehand which pictures she wanted to view again. The Sistine chapel was awesome.
Saint Peter's was huge but rather impersonal, I much preferred the gothic Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, my new favorite church.
We climbed the Spanish Steps on the way to the Villa Borghese, and walked through the gardens. We walked around Rome at night and ate at small little places. After the ship it was difficult to justify eating the same type of meals, very expensive!
A wonderful trip but not for the faint hearted unless you have an Allison to guide you, or guide me at least. She also took 1160 photos too. So thank you Alipoo! If she won't take me again I had better be nice to Michael!!
Thanks to all of you who have followed our journeys.
Sheila
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