Roman Holiday

“Rome- again? Don’t you want to visit a new country? See a new place?” I can imagine all of you asking these questions.  Keep in mind when it’s your turn to pick the restaurant, you usually pick your favorite. I just pick my favorite. And my favorite place to eat is Rome.

This time I traveled with someone who has never been to Rome. So of course, we saw all the traditional touristy spots. Colosseum, check. Fontana di Trevi, check. Roman Forum, check. Spanish Steps, check. Piazza del Popolo, check. The Vatican, check. Center of Rome, check. You get the point. We walked from our hotel near the Trevi to every location. Over three days, we walked over 21 miles.

Now that seems like a lot of calorie burning, but I made up for it with my intake of true Roman food. I actually feel like I could have done more eating on this trip but overall, I did OK. The one thing I was of done better was pizza. Here are some photos of the meals we had on our trip.

Now while in Rome, I always try to do something new or try to go somewhere new. This time my friend met a family earlier in the year. The family lives in Rome and like all Romans have some Vespas. So for the first time I got to see Rome from the back of a scooter. This was the coolest experience by far. I wish I could of shared the view. It was at night. The first time wasn’t so bad because it was late after dinner and the traffic was not heavy. The second time when the family came to pick me and my friend up- it was a bit more nervous. The traffic was – well, what you expect in Rome. Bumper to bumper, cars coming here and there.

While we weren’t viewing the sites, we enjoyed shopping, wandering in and out of the side streets, and enjoying siestas. All in all it was a great trip. Now it’s back to reality. I have to work on my online class, plan for the week, fold laundry, and get back to my workout schedule. There are only 167 days until my summer break.

Until next time, all my love. 

xx