We had a great 4-day weekend in Rome! Who goes to Rome for the weekend? ...luckily we can do that when we live in Zurich.
Dave and I had been to Rome before we moved to Europe on a Bain trip, but the kids hadn't been. We took the train from Zurich to Milan, then the high-speed train to Rome. We stayed at a cute little hotel called Hotel Regno in the center of the city, a block away from Trevi Fountain.
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| The great food began at the Milan train station! |
We had a great tour guide for the Forum and Colosseum. He was an American with a PhD in Ancient Roman Topography! He teaches in Rome and made all the history and information so accessible.
There were so many cute shops around our hotel - they kids love this Pinocchio wood shop. And of course we loved all the gelato shops (we had it every day...sometimes twice a day).
We visited the Spanish Steps and ate at a restaurant at the top.
We had a tour of the Vatican and Sistine Chapel which allowed us to skip the line (which was great). But the tour got a little long going through all the museums. But it was great to see the Sistine Chapel as well as the Vatican.
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| Photo bomber! |
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| The Ferrari Shop |
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| An interesting street performer |
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| The Pantheon |
We had a great time in Rome. Italy is always an incredible destination!
