Romin' to Rome

Leavin' Venice

While Venice was beautiful, we were up bright and early to prepare for our 7 hour road trip to Rome!  The morning was absolutely beautiful! It was cool and breezy which was a great relief from the heat of the last 2 days.  We boarded a water taxi and followed the ferry that was carrying our bus to the mainland.  We passed by a HUGE Princess cruise liner...it was the largest "building" in Venice.

The trip took us through the Italian country side as we headed south toward Rome.  The respite from the heat was short lived, as we got out to stretch our legs for the first rest stop, the heat hit us full on!  We arrived in Rome and checked into the hotel around 4pm and were back on the bus for an orientation trip through the city.  We met a local guide who gave us small radios and ear pieces so that we could hear her as she narrated our walk through part of the city.  We saw fountains, various palaces and the gem of the evening was a visit to the Pantheon!  If you have never been, it is an engineering marvel for the period and a stunning building in it's own right!

We concluded the evening with dinner on Navona (I think) square.  Most of us had traditional (very thin crust) pizza while watching the people in the square.  There were street performers, artists, and people from all over the world roaming the square.

The crew would like to give a shout out to my sister Evelyn who celebrates her ?? birthday today and Marty Brooks (Emmy's Dad) who also celebrates his birthday today...Happy Birthday Evelyn  and Marty from Rome!

Check out the pictures from Venice to the right...and we will return sometime tomorrow with another post.