Last week we decided to head to Rome for the weekend. We originally were planning on heading out to Cortona (Tuscany) and Orvieto (Umbria) but we would have needed to rent a car, and the rental prices were more than what it would cost us to go to Rome. Go figure!
We headed out very early on Saturday morning: we had a 8 am train to catch and the train station is about a 40 minute walk from our apartment. Oliver did very well on the train, especially the first train to Chiusi.
Ollie and Reed in Siena The train from Chiusi to Rome was a lot noisier and Ollie got scared every time another train passed us or when we went through a tunnel!
Me and Ollie on the train to Roma
The train only took three hours and by 11 am we were in Roma (we kept telling Oliver he was in the big tomato!).
For lunch we headed over to Trastevere, which is across the river from Centro Storico. Originally it was a poor working class area but now is becoming more popular for foreigners to buy property. We decided that we would spend the day walking around the city and seeing some of the main tourist sites: Piazza Navona, the Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain, and the Spanish Steps. The Trevi Fountain was my favorite!
Pantheon
Pantheon- interior
Trevi Fountain
Trevi Fountain
Spanish Steps
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