Last Day in Rome, then on to Sorrento !!!

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

April 13th

Today was our last day in Rome, so we decided to see as much as we could before the day ended.

The top of St. Peter's. Called the Cupola

We started out by going returning to St. Peter's square. This time though, the goal was to visit the inside of the Basilica and also to climb to the top of the cupola or dome. When we arrived, we opted to do the dome first since we knew that would take a lot of energy.

St. Peter's (outer dome)

While there was an elevator to get to the base of the dome, actually getting to the top requires one to climb about 8-10 minutes worth more of stairs. While you might be out of breath after this climb, the view is well worth it, as from the dome's vantage point you can see for Rome miles in every direction!

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Next we entered the Basilica of St. Peter itself, and this was one of the highlights of the day! The sheer massiveness of the church was enough to take your breath away in awe of its splendor.

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It is beyond imagination how much time and energy the artisans and others had put forth to design, create, and erect these masterpieces. Truly something to see at least once in your lifetime!

Next we stopped for a quick espresso doppio (double-shot) to re-energize ourselves for the remainder of the afternoon.

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We moved on to see the Trevi Fountain, where Jo and I threw coins in like the rest of the tourists do. The place was slammed with so many tourists, and it even has a Benetton outlet right in front of it! LOL

Finally, we set off to see the famed ancient ruins of Rome...namely...

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the Colosseum and the Forum.
Not as impressive as St. Peter's, but still something that we appreciated as it is not so often that one gets to sit amongst the

The Forum

ruins of the ancient Roman empire.

After a long day, we sat down to a dinner at one of the piazza's of Rome.

Spaghetti Carbonara

The spaghetti carbonara(egg and prosciutto), and the

Spaghetti with clams

spaghetti with clams at the Taverna del Corso were delicious!

Tomorrow we check out of the Julius Caesar B&B, leave Rome, and move on to Sorrento in the Southern region of Campania!

Ciao!

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Outside the Colosseum	13 April Rome	13 April Rome	13 April Rome
Arc of Titus	Arc of Constantine	Inside the Colosseum	13 April Rome
Inside the Colosseum	Piazza del Popolo	Cobblestone street	13 April Rome
Italian meats appetizer	13 April Rome	13 April Rome	13 April Rome
13 April Rome	Canellono e cappucino at Danesi's Cafe	Jumbotron to project Pope's image during mass	Entrance to St. Peter's Basilica
13 April Rome	13 April Rome	Top of the cupola from inside	13 April Rome
Outside the cupola - the Square in the background	St. Peter's Square - Viewed from above	13 April Rome	Altar inside St. Peter's Basilica
13 April Rome	Michelangelo's 'Pieta' - Mary cradling Jesus	13 April Rome	Having espresso outside Trevi Fountain
13 April Rome	13 April Rome	Trevi Fountain	13 April Rome
Bennetton @ Trevi	13 April Rome	13 April Rome	13 April Rome
13 April Rome	13 April Rome	Trevi Fountain	Outer Colosseum
Inner Colosseum

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piaadoll on

these pics are making me hungry
It's so fun reading all your updates and checking out your pics! sounds like you two are having a blast!

btw, your pics make me so hungry and make me crave italian...we're actually eating italian tonight and i can hardly wait!

marv.n.jo on

Thanks!
Hi Dawn!

Thanks! We ARE having a blast! Cant wait to catch up with u when we get back! Ciao! ;-)

Beno on

Hi, i from malaysia. i'm going to rome on 14 & 15 next month from venice. i hv only two days there and back to venice at 8.00pm flight on 15. any recommend? and how i'm going to arrange the trip?

marv.n.jo on

Hi Beno,

You can do plenty of things in Rome with 2 days. Let's correspond directly on this. So as not to create too much noise in the comments, please click where it says Marv.n.Jo, and send us a direct private message so we can discuss it more at length. :)