Since we missed the hotel shuttle by a few minutes, we took public transportation. Luckily there was a bus stop just across the street from out hotel and the guy at the front desk told us what stop to get off on. It was cheaper, and easy once we got the hang of it.
Waiting for the bus.
Left: Connor waved and said bye to everything. "Bye dog. Bye tweet tweet. Bye beep beep."
We only had to walk a short distance to catch the hop-on-hop-off bus. If we did it again, we would have gone through a different company from the one the hotel recommended. The other buses seem to come much more often then the one we had a pass for.
My parents standing in front of Castel Sant' Angelo.
Left: Walking to the bus stop. Right: Waiting for the bus {we did that a lot}.
Above: St. Peter's Basilica. Bottom Right: Ready for the tour to begin!
Pretty statue, trees, and church we saw on the bus.
Our first stop was to see the Trevi Fountain. They dropped us off at Piazza Barberini, so we had quite a bit of a walk to get to it. Little did we know was that it was under construction. Had we known, we probably wouldn't have stopped to see it. All it did was make us spend money.... we get suckered in to paying 10 euros to touch birds {They put them on Connor and of course he loved them. Since we took pictures we "owed" them money} and Aaron bought a suit.
It was a busy street.
Left: Mom and dad walking; yummy sandwiches in a window. Right: Fountain of the Triton.
We saw a lot of people taking carriage rides.
Left: Pinocchio is from Italy, so souvenir shops sell a lot of Pinocchio toys.
The birds that cost us 10 euros to touch for a few minutes. They were nice and really cute though!
Connor was mostly gentle with them.
We all iked them.
The Trevi Fountain.
Playing swords with Memaw while we wait to get back on the bus.
There were orange trees right above us while we were waiting. Aaron got one, but it didn't taste good.
We got back on the bus and sat on top this time. It was so much better, but Connor didn't behave very well. It was past his nap time, there were a lot of people, and he was hungry. I gave him a fruit pouch, and he ended up throwing it off the bus when he was done... whoops!
Taking turns holding him.
Vittorio Emanuele II Monument. {not a great picture, but we were on the bus}
Narrow street with pretty buildings.
Bottom: Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore front and back.
Our next stop was to see the Roman Colosseum. There was a parade for a Roman Holiday {I'm not sure what it was}, so the bus wasn't able to drop us off at the usual spot. We had to get off at the next stop down the road, and walk.
Top: Hanging out on daddy's shoulders. Bottom: The bus dropped us off in front of Circus Maximus and the Imperial Palaces.
Watching the parade.
Walking to the Colosseum.
Arch of Constantine.
My favorite photo of all 5 of us!
The beautiful Colosseum.
All of us in front of it.
After visiting the Colosseum, it was time for a late lunch. Connor took a nap while we ate... thank goodness. He was a very cranky boy! After we ate, my mom and I shopped for souvenirs while Aaron and my dad had a beer. We found a lot of goodies!
Left Top: My mom and I before we had lunch. Left Bottom: Connor putting a flower behind Aaron's ear on the bus. Right: Sleepy boy feet.
After lunch, we were done touring Rome and ready to go back to the hotel. We took the bus back to our hotel and relaxed in the lobby for a couple hours. We had snacks, chatted, and Aaron bought me a new purse {after my dad bough my mom one}. We went back to our room to clean up for a late dinner and then called it a night once we were done eating.
Eating snacks with Pepaw.
My beautiful Italian leather purse. Thanks honey!
Two days in Rome was perfect for us! We saw just about everything we wanted to see and learned a lot!
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