Rome was ridiculously hot and could definitely use better public transportation; but how could we complain? We got to see amazing things like...
The Trevi Fountain (7/14)
The Spanish Steps (7/15)
and Vatican City. (7/17)
Plus we got to eat amazing Roman food - including gelato every day! (7/16 - we explored all day and saw the Borghese Gallery at night).
We also got to enjoy using Rome's oh-so-colorful metro... LoL. And it wasn't just the metro that displayed what the Romans apparently herald as creativity.. there was graffiti EVERYWHERE.
On Sunday, 7/18, we traveled by train...
to Bologna, a town where we could definitely live. It was so incredibly peaceful compared to Rome!
In Rome, we basically had to run people over just to get a spot on the subway. Pushing people out of the way isn't exactly an action that fits into my personality description, but you have to do what it takes to survive. I don't think I've ever acted so meanly in my life.
So I was quite glad to arrive in Bologna, where we could stroll down the covered walkways and gaze into shops and never have to worry about getting shoved out of a bus (you think I am kidding -- it was a genuine fear).
Our hotel was huge, but super-outdated when in came to decorations...
We did really enjoy hanging out on the Piazza Maggiore and seeing Ils Due Torre (The Two Towers... Now we know where Tolkein got the idea)....
and eating some delicious veal and pasta at Ristorante Donatello. Mmm.
On Sunday, 7/18, we traveled by train...
to Bologna, a town where we could definitely live. It was so incredibly peaceful compared to Rome!
In Rome, we basically had to run people over just to get a spot on the subway. Pushing people out of the way isn't exactly an action that fits into my personality description, but you have to do what it takes to survive. I don't think I've ever acted so meanly in my life.
So I was quite glad to arrive in Bologna, where we could stroll down the covered walkways and gaze into shops and never have to worry about getting shoved out of a bus (you think I am kidding -- it was a genuine fear).
Our hotel was huge, but super-outdated when in came to decorations...
The bed and walls matched too. LoL!
We did really enjoy hanging out on the Piazza Maggiore and seeing Ils Due Torre (The Two Towers... Now we know where Tolkein got the idea)....
and eating some delicious veal and pasta at Ristorante Donatello. Mmm.
On Monday, 7/19, we went to Venice. :-)
We went to some pretty amazing places on our trip, but I think the lovely Venezia was probably our favorite (Spiez was a close second!).
We took a water bus ride up the Grand Canal...
Toured a church or two...
and just enjoyed the sea air, the laid-back atmosphere, and a very short gondola ride. :-)
On the way back to Bologna that evening, we saw the most beautiful Italian sunset. Of course the picture doesn't do it justice, but we had to try!Anyway, I'm sure that is plenty of Europe re-visitation for now. Tune in later this weekend for Part II. :-)
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