Our final day in Italy we spent in Venice. The goal was to ride a gondola! The weather was a little chilly, but not too bad. We drove to Venice, and then wandered around looking for St. Mark's Square. We found it, and then found a gondola. We didn't know if they would even take us out, because the sea was really choppy, but they took us. We got in. I was a little nervous because we kept tipping from side to side, but once we got into the canals it was ok. We rode around on the tourist route, and our gondolier even sang to us! When we got back to the sea it was a little rocky again (I was hanging on for dear life, hoping we wouldn't tip) After that we went to Hard Rock Cafe, again. We walked around some more, did a little shopping and then headed back to our motel.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Rome
We headed over to Rome to spend Thanksgiving. My cousin Rachel joined us there. We arrived Thanksgiving Day and went for dinner that night. Jamie told the people that owned the resteraunt to "make us happy" I'm not completely sure if we were happy, but they sure were when we paid our bill. After we ate we walked back to our apartment, and had dessert at the Gelataria acroos the street.
The next day we got up and went to the Vatican. We wanted to see the Sistine Chapel (which we did, after walking through A LOT of the Vatican) The guard there kept saying, "SHHHH! NO PHOTOS" in a really nasally voice. He was actually louder than all the people that were in there. After that we took the subway to see some Baths--we didn't get to see them because they were under construction. So, then we went to the Spanish Steps. After that we called it a night, and headed home. We took the two hour route from the subway, instead of the ten minute one...and stopped at the Gelataria.
On our final day in Rome we went to the Coloseum. First though, we went to the Hard Rock Cafe. I like going to the Hard Rock in Europe because the bathrooms are always clean and the toliets have seats. After being in Europe for a few years, those are really important to me. After lunch we went to the Colloseum, then saw the Palantine Hill (ruins). After that we walked through the Jewish Ghetto (that is not a ghetto anymore, but it used to be a flooded area that they forced the Jews to live in) all the way to the Pantheon. And then we walked the ten minutes home....that changed to ten more minutes every ten minutes. Confused yet?
The next day we got up and went to the Vatican. We wanted to see the Sistine Chapel (which we did, after walking through A LOT of the Vatican) The guard there kept saying, "SHHHH! NO PHOTOS" in a really nasally voice. He was actually louder than all the people that were in there. After that we took the subway to see some Baths--we didn't get to see them because they were under construction. So, then we went to the Spanish Steps. After that we called it a night, and headed home. We took the two hour route from the subway, instead of the ten minute one...and stopped at the Gelataria.
On our final day in Rome we went to the Coloseum. First though, we went to the Hard Rock Cafe. I like going to the Hard Rock in Europe because the bathrooms are always clean and the toliets have seats. After being in Europe for a few years, those are really important to me. After lunch we went to the Colloseum, then saw the Palantine Hill (ruins). After that we walked through the Jewish Ghetto (that is not a ghetto anymore, but it used to be a flooded area that they forced the Jews to live in) all the way to the Pantheon. And then we walked the ten minutes home....that changed to ten more minutes every ten minutes. Confused yet?
Italy!
We went to Italy for several days this past month. Since we went and saw so much, I will do several posts.
Our first stop was the Leaning Tower of Pisa. We went and pretended to hold it up, and walked around Pisa some. We also had pizza in Pisa for lunch. After lunch we headed over to the medieval walled city of Lucca. We did some walking (on top of the wall) and just checking out the town.
The second day we went to Cinque de Terre, or The Five Villages. We hiked the paths between some of the villages, and rode the train the rest of them. There were gorgeous views of the ocean, and yummy Italian gelato!
The third day we went to Florence. The sole purpose of that trip was to see Michealangelo's David. We accomplished that, but unfortunately photos are not allowed in the museum. We also had lunch there and walked through the outdoor markets.
Our first stop was the Leaning Tower of Pisa. We went and pretended to hold it up, and walked around Pisa some. We also had pizza in Pisa for lunch. After lunch we headed over to the medieval walled city of Lucca. We did some walking (on top of the wall) and just checking out the town.
The second day we went to Cinque de Terre, or The Five Villages. We hiked the paths between some of the villages, and rode the train the rest of them. There were gorgeous views of the ocean, and yummy Italian gelato!
The third day we went to Florence. The sole purpose of that trip was to see Michealangelo's David. We accomplished that, but unfortunately photos are not allowed in the museum. We also had lunch there and walked through the outdoor markets.
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