Italy
I cant even begin to explain my trip to Rome because so much happened. Hmmmm...where to start? Well we arrived in Rome on a Thursday night, looking forward to three full days in the city. After arriving in Italy we had to have Italian pasta and pizza, so we headed to the first restaurant that happened to be open. I had a plate of Gnocchi and my friends ordered pizza with pumpkin sauce, which was actually amazing. Dinner the first night was a success. The hostel we stayed in was much much nicer than Madrid, it actually had hot showers, making this hostel a luxury hostel! Early start the next day to visit the Colosseum, Roman forum, Trevi fountain, and the Spanish steps. Ate more pasta and pizza then on saturday we went to Vatican City to see the Sistine Chapel, St. Peters Basilica, and the Vatican Museum. After a busy day of sight-seeing we had an amazing dinner experience at a 5-star restaurant in downtown Rome. Last day, shopping at the market and tasting the best cannoli's I've ever had. I know it's so cliche to eat cannoli's in Italy but, "When in Rome"
The Colosseum
The arch of Titus
The Roman Forum
breathtaking view of the Roman Forum
Visiting Rome only made me want to travel through all of Italy. It is so beautiful here!!
The Trevi fountain
Legend has it that if you toss a coin into the fountain it means a return to Rome, a second coin leads to a new romance, and a third coin leads to marriage!
Vatican City
While in Italy we actually visited another country, The Vatican City, gotta love the catholic church!
The Vatican City Museum. This was one of the many sculptures in the museum of Roman gods.
The Sistine Chapel
At the Sistine Chapel there were no cameras or talking allowed, but how can you travel all the way to the Vatican and not take pictures of the Sistine Chapel? It was too much of an amazing sight not too!
St. Peter's Basilica, one of the largest catholic churches in the world and considered the Pope's principal church. Two days after visiting St. Peter's Basilica the pope announced his resignation...crazy right?
Bottega Restaurant
Stumbling upon this little restaurant was probably the best decision we made in Rome. The food was absolutely amazing, our chef was the nicest Italian I've ever met. Andres, the chef originally from Columbia who moved to Rome to pursue a career in culinary, opened his restaurant to us and served us the best authentic Italian dishes; including prosciutto with fresh mozzarella, eggplant parmesan, tortellini, and this picture of homemade chips with ketchup, which wasn't real ketchup but a delicious, sweet dipping sauce which I loved, not to mention the (free) champagne, and wine.
Tortellini with a cream sauce and red wine reduction....so good!
Latte with a prosciutto sandwich, did i mention how amazing the prosciutto was in Rome? They eat it with everything!
Ahhhh the cannoli's were to die for. So fresh and delicious, I can honestly say those were the best cannoli's I've had in my entire life
Oh-Uh, shit happens and I missed my flight back to Sevilla, Spain and ended up stuck at the Rome airport. But luckily I met people who were in the same boat as me and made some new friends at the airport. So happy I had people to spend the night there with. Might want to think twice before you plan a trip with Ryanair, it's not exactly the best airline service in Europe.
What a way to end a perfect trip: sleeping on the floor at the airport. Anyways.....
You live and you learn!