Day 39 & 40 29th and 30th September Rome

 We checked out of our accommodation 1 night was more than enough and moved to a hotel resort that Julie had found in the hills outside of Civitavecchia called Tenuta dell’ Argento it was lovely we checked in then headed for Rome to start sightseeing. Pete and Julie walked up and down the Spanish Steps and we found a couple of beautiful parks that had some great statues so had a look at them then ended up the top of one of the hills that had magnificent views of all of Rome Then we went to the Pantheon and were there for hours as you now have to line up and buy a ticket again as I’ve seen it twice I opted for sitting on the wall and people watching glad I did as it took them nearly 2 hours to get in and see after that we had a snack and drink at one of the restaurants in the square. Drove around to get our bearings of where the Vatican and Coleseum where located to make it quicker the next day for us to drop Julie off. Then it was back to the hotel for dinner which was fabulous we all had beef cheeks mashed potatoes and vegies which was to die for Pete said he reckons the best he’s ever had. Dessert followed Julie had a berry cheesecake Pete had a chocolate souffle and I had what is the Naples version of tiramisu and it was devine. After a bottle of wine and a few drinks time for bed.

Up early for breakfast only problem the restaurant wasn’t open it eventually did about 20 mins late then it was off to Rome to drop Julie off at the Vatican she couldn’t get a skip the line ticket so had to queue up so Pete and I left her and told her to message when she wanted us to come back, we decided to have a drive around to find the Trevi fountain so we knew where to go, managed to find a car space so walked down and had a look took a few pics and then eventually had lunch. By the time Julie got into the Vatican and had a good look around it was after 3 when we picked her up so we then went back to the Trevi Fountain and couldn’t find anywhere we could stop so Julie hopped out and went to have a look and take some pics. The plan was Pete and Julie were going to go into the Coliseum but it was to late so we just did a few laps and stopped in a few places for Julie to have a look at it. Then time to go back to the hotel for our last dinner and get ready to leave tomorrow.


















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