Despite what people had told us, Rome was one of our top two favorite cities...we hate that we only got two days to enjoy it! We loved, loved Rome and hope to go back some day! There is so much history and culture that you would need atleast a week to get a feel for this wonderful city! We arrived and were non stop until we left!
Aside from the city...we loved our hotel! We highly recommend the Imperial Nuvona! Up until that point, it was the best room by far...we also received wonderful customer service. One of the things that made our hotel so great was the location...we were a couple blocks away from Piazza Nuvona...which was a lovely square filled with artists, music, performers, and lots of food choices. It was nice to be tucked away in a quiet corner of such a big city. Now...to the city itself. We began our tour at the Collisium, something we´ve always wanted to see...especially Pete. He was amazed that something so big was constructed without power equipment! It´s hard to imagine the effort that must have been required to move these massive stones into place. The architecture itself was astounding and facsinating. We tried to imagine a day in the life of a Roman citizen taking part in the specticles and events which took place in this massive structure. It´s amazing! But beware of the pushy modern gladiators that haggle you to take a picture with them and then charge you a tourist fee...quite rude!
We rushed over to the Pantheon only to find we had missed it by mere minutes...which seems to be our specialty on this trip! So we decided to put a picnic together at the market and head to the Spanish Steps...along with several other important sites on the way. Including the famous marblized McDonalds...only to find out it was harder to locate then we thought...and we weren´t about to go looking for it at such a late hour in it´s sketchy neighborhood. Our picnic was lovely, as always...and I (Loren) had to threaten a rose pusher when he tried to force Pete to buy me a rose! These guys just don´t listen...and they are EVERYWHERE!!!
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