We flew out on a Sunday and was there for three
nights and I personally think this was the perfect amount of time to spend out
in the city. I had an amazing time, I saw everything I wanted to (even
though the Colosseum had some scaffolding on and the Trevi fountain was under
construction) and tasted everything I wanted to as well, so overall it was
a really amazing trip.
On the first day we got on our Hop-On-Hop-Off
bus (which was only a 10 minute walk from our hotel) and our first stop
was Palantine Hill and the Roman Forum and after was the Colosseum as this was
what we both wanted to see the most. It was breathtaking. Luckily there weren’t huge queues and we got in extremely
quickly (queue jump is my best friend). I’m glad we visited Palantine Hill and the Roman Forum but if I’m honest I wasn’t totally blown away. The ruins were surreal to look at (how have
they lasted so long?) but after a while it got a bit samey so we headed to
the Colosseum which Jade and I both enjoyed.
For dinner we headed to a restaurant which was a
two minute walk from the Colosseum and I got a HUGE pizza which was delicious. I have to admit, I was
expecting Rome to be crazy expensive but it really wasn’t! The most we were paying for a meal was twelve euros each and that
was for a main and a drink. After dinner we then went down to a bar with a view
of the Colosseum which looked amazing of a night.
On the second day our main goal was to visit
Vatican City. It was crazy hot on this day as we had to wearing things which
covered our shoulders and knees but it was so worth it. We visited the museums
and St Peters and the Sistine Chapel and they were all so breathtaking. The
only downside was that the museums were PACKED, and when I say packed, I
mean packed. We were like sardines in a tin (can you imagine that in that
heat?). After this we then went to visit the Pantheon, the Trevi and
Baroque fountains and The Spanish Steps (which was a bit of a let down as
well). As well as all of these places we also visited other churches and cute
little side streets and had tons of time to do a bit of tourist shopping as well.
I’ve
gotta say, the Italians know their food. I don’t think I’ve ever eaten so much
good food whilst being on holiday. I’ve
also never eaten that much cheese (it made me unwell when I came back home!!)
but I can now say I’ve had traditional
Italian dishes whilst in Italy. Their ice-cream is beautiful, as are their
Cannoli’s (which we
brought back home with us), and their pasta, risotto and everything else we
tried was amazing.