Italia! Day One

Rome(ing) Around

We left Edinburgh at 4 AM and got to Rome later that morning. We headed straight for the Colosseum and Roman Forum. SURPRISE! It was closed. Why?

BECAUSE. Of all the weekends we decide to go to Rome, we chose the weekend of the Beautification of the POPE. So..no Colosseum to be had. But it was kind of fun in a chaotic way to be stuck in the middle of a gigantic pilgrimage-and seeing nuns eat gelato by the Pantheon just about made my day.

Sadness was short-lived: beautiful sights all over, and a lovely bit of coin tossing in the Trevi Fountain!