My visit to Roma

Prior to my visit to Rome and Venice, Italy, many people were sharing their stories and suggestions on what I should do during my trip.  Thanks to everyone who was supportive of my trip and got me excited for my first visit out of the country as an adult!  I needed some inspiration and something to lift my spirits being that I haven't felt myself for a little while now.  I am very grateful for being able to take the trip and also to share it with my now, good friend, Audrey.

We visited so many sights and attractions in Roma, my favorite was the Fontana di Trevi.  It is so magical, romantic, and grand it took my breath away.  The myth is that for our wish to come true, we must throw the coin over our shoulder. Oh, I really hope my wish comes true! =)  We visited the Trevi every night before heading back to our hotel.  Minus the people trying to hustle flowers and photos on us, guess my ethnicity (every night) and told us they loved us it was the most peaceful way to end our evenings.

The Colosseo (Colloseum) was very cool, it is falling apart but still creates a great impact when seeing it.  The place made me feel a little dreary and creepy knowing that so many people were killed there.  The weirdest part is that a bunch of cats live there! Oh my goodness, I'm surprised I didn't have an allergy attack.  We ran into one cat, he looked sad and like he was falling asleep or dying the entire time.  Weird.

The Sistine Chapel at the Vatican was beautiful (no pictures allowed).  Thanks to Rick Steve's walking tours, we learned some history of the frescoes and meanings behind the art work.  It was very inspiring and uplifting to learn about what we were viewing.   What I remember from one of the pieces of work is that perhaps "Michelangelo wants to remind us that even the best of men are imperfect," in regards to Noah's sons finding him passed out drunk.  All great men and women have their flaws, no one is actually "perfect" but that it is in our ability to look past imperfection which makes us perfect.

Here are some photos from our visit to Roma.  Please enjoy! More pics from Venezia and other fun sightings will be shared soon!

And of course comments and questions are always welcome!

XOXO
V

If the slideshow isn't working, click here.