So from Florence we went on to Rome, a must see if you're ever going to bother to make a trek over to Italy. The trip to Rome was quick; only included one service stop. Side note: our bus travels are actually littered with service stops due to some European law to do with drivers hours, miles and rest time. Makes sense I guess to get some of those crazy European drivers off the road for at least forty minutes :D. Once we set-up camp in Rome which had by far the best campsite thus far, it was off for a driving plus walking tour of the city. Got to see, among other things, the Trevi fountain, the Spanish Steps, the Mouth of Truth (cool story is that it was made to try and find out if a wife was cheating back in the day. That's about all the details I remember; Kelly tells the story much better), and the Pantheon (thanks for actually teaching me something CPST. Also don't remember if I mentioned it but we totally stopped at the roman aqueduct of Pont du Gard last week too). Then grabbed some more Italian noms plus gelato of course.
The next day brought us to visit only two sites (Rome is QUITE large): the Colosseum which I appreciated much more after watching Gladiator again on the way to the city and the Vatican. Colosseum was awesome! So cool to see things left standing from 2000 years ago. For the Vatican, we had yet another guided tour. I honestly could've dealt with just looking at the artwork and museums before the Sistine Chapel and made my way there and to St. peters Basilica so I could've spent more time there. Speaking of, you can't quite picture what the Sistine Chapel looks like until you see it. May have sneaked a few illegal photos, but they never do it justice. And as gorgeous as St. Peters Basilica was, I was much too tired to really appreciate it (sadly) and just wanted to see the place under the altar that was featured in the Da Vinci Code. Hahaha I'm so pop culture it's disgusting! Then, exhausted and walked out, we made our way back to the campsite to chill by the pool for a few hours. Successful day I'd say!
Today we headed to the Isle of Capri. Missed our intended ferry by literally two minutes so it cut our time on the island even more short. As a result Megan, Carolyn, and I chose to just climb to the top of the lookouts and catch the view and spend some time on the beach. Apparently we missed the best boat ride/event of anyone's lives by not renting a boat. Oh well! Now we have an excuse to come back right? Loved the view and the water anyway so I had a great day all in all.
Off to see Pompeii tomorrow (super excited!!!!!!) and then the overnight ferry to Corfu in Greece! The vacay in the middle of my vacay :D
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