Cruise Vacation--Day in Rome

Rome-All Roads Lead to Rome

Today we visited Rome, the Eternal City,--It’s most enduring legacy are it’s stone roads that connected much of the European continent. . It is also known for other achievements as central heating, aqueducts, public baths, and urban planning.

This was my 3rd visit to Rome.

Before we began our tour, the company owner , Remo (DriverInRome.com), invited us to his lovely, modern hillside vista. His lovely wife prepared traditional Christmas cake and coffee and he serenaded us with his squeezebox (harmonium) and told jokes. Luca was our driver and guide for the day.

On our 8-hour tour from the ship, we squeezed in the following visits:

Coliseum—ALWAYS impressive!

Trevi Fountain---tossed in 3 coins “so I will return”

Spanish Steps---majestic

Sistine Chapel---long walks thru countless rooms decorated rich in medieval art

St Paul’s Basilica---takes your breath away

Since the airline lost some of my luggage, Instead of lunch, I ran in and out of shops and found 2 pair of shoes-1) walking and 2)dressier ones. Looking in shop windows, I was reminded of how fashionable Italians are!

Because there were demonstrations throughout the city, traffic was snarled a bit.

We made it back to the ship in time.