Rome

After the wedding weekend in Venice, Ryan and I boarded a train to Rome.  We didn't have much time - about 24 hours - to sight see so I booked us a room at a boutique hotel near the Coliseum as that was my favorite sight in Rome when I visited in college.

But, first thing first, I had to get my good catholic boy to see Vatican City.  He was pretty overwhelmed by all the opulence and all the people:

After the Vatican we headed back to our hotel and took an evening stroll around the Coliseum:

Can you tell Ryan was fascinate with it based on all the pictures he took?  I don't blame him, I had the same reaction back when I first visited.  Since the Coliseum was closed when we got there we decided to go back the next day before we left and take a tour:

On the way back to the hotel we grabbed some dinner (which consisted of a panini and a bottle of sangiovese) to eat up on the rooftop patio.  Not a bad view for dinner:

I'm so glad we stayed at this hotel because it gave Ryan a fairly good aerial view of Rome:

 The next morning we were back up there having breakfast and taking more pictures:

Then it was off to the Coliseum and the ruins surrounding it:

We could have spent the entire day there, but Capri and relaxation where calling our names so we said bonjourno to Rome and boarded the train for our last stop.