Gypsy Woman: Rome, Italy

Had an opportunity to go the Italy thanks to my cousin Scott and his now wife Patricia for deciding to get married there. The trip was amazing and it is not easy deciding what photos to post or what to say

Thanks to my mom's frequent flyer miles we were able to ride in style to Rome. Definitely a huge difference from coach seats. They give you free wine, the seats fully recline and you are given a bag with socks, toiletries and a mask for sleeping

and to make it even better when we landed we were in Italy. Not a bad way to start the trip

We spent the first three days touring around Rome. Acclimating to pasta, pizza, and wine

We arrived early in the morning and were unable to get into out hotel, so dropped off the bags and just started wandering around.

Honestly, it felt like it didn't matter which direction we wandered off in. And could see how people could just explore this city for days and days and still not discover it all

The Trevi Fountain. Definitely a lot of tourists.

We wandered on our own for two days and found some pretty interesting spots

And enjoyed finding places where we could sit outside and enjoy some lunch. I appreciate the relaxed, take your time atmosphere they have and not feeling rushed to finish your meal. But, at times it just felt like it took forever to be acknowledged.

The Spanish steps (135 Steps) which actually surprised me to see that. There were a lot, but I never would have guessed that much

Our third day we actually had a guide. I was very happy we did this because the lines to get in to the Colosseum and the Vatican would have taken hours

Popes perspective looking out over the Vatican

Swiss Guards

Inside the Vatican. There were beautiful murals everywhere

And maps of Italy. I was surprised at how big it is.

The one place that they did not allow photographs taken was in the Sistine Chapel. It was nice to be in there and not have a 100 cameras going off.

I thought this stairway was pretty cool. It is actually two separate staircases. One for people going up and one for people going down.

The Colosseum. Was constructed in about 80AD and could seat around 80,000 spectators. Not every fight was to the death. But, they would put humans up against wild animals naked and with no weaponry. I'm not even sure how that would be interesting to watch.