Roma!

My four days in Rome was a great mixture of beautiful sights, precious sunlight, and lots of laughter. Colleen and I got there on Wednesday and got back last night, which was just enough time. The first day we went to the Collosseum, Palatine Hill, and the Roman Forum (translate: the history geek's heaven) and then walked across the city to what our tour guide said was "the best gelato in Rome." As I have not tried every gelateria in Rome, I can't say for sure that he was right, but I think it's a pretty safe bet. Not only was the ice cream absolutely delicious, but they topped it with a huge dollop of fresh whipped cream. Yumm. Our second day there we braved the subway and headed to Vatican City. After a slight mishap in which Colleen and I got temporarily separated (and without working cell phones) we emerged from the subway right on the doorstep of the Vatican, and even missed the infamous line. Despite the lack of Pope sightings, the Vatican was well worth the trip. To top the day off we went out that night dressed up in all our new Irish finery and visited the Trevi Fountain. The fountain is absolutely huge and lights up at night; it was gorgeous. Our last day we only had until mid afternoon, so we walked (I'm becoming quite the walker!) to the Travestevere district, which is a cute little neighborhood that looks more like a little Italian town than part of a huge city. We had one last delicious pizza, made one last stop to our favorite gelateria, and were back on our way to Ireland. It was a great trip, but I'm glad to be back in my little home away from home.