Molto Bene!: A Very Roman Weekend

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of showing Tristan around the city of Rome. And yes, the title of this post is my best attempt at a pun. Anywho, he got in on Thursday night, so our adventures began Friday morning. I'll try not to forget all of the things we saw/did. In one day we hit: Piazza del Popolo, the best gelato place, the Pantheon, the best cafe, Piazza Navona, and Campo dei Fiori. That was all just before lunch to. After a bit of a break in my air conditioned apartment, we headed over to the Vatican and walked all the way to the top of the cupola. Who needs to pay an extra 2 euros to use the elevator? We tried to see the Vatican Museum, but it had already closed by the time we got there. For dinner, we cooked some pasta with the veggies we had bought earlier at Campo dei Fiori. 'Twas delicious. Even after all of that, we still had the energy to go see the Bocca della Verita, Circo Massimo, Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, and Spanish Steps at night. Definitely worth the exhaustion.

Saturday, we headed out to the Catacombs of Saint Callixtus. It was nice and cool underground, but just a tad cramped. People were a lot smaller when the graves were dug... Once we got back inside the walls, we went to the Palatine Hill, the inside of the Colosseum, and the Forum. And we did that all for the reduced price! Yay European citizenships! We went to a pizzeria for dinner and later met up with one of my roommates and her friend from home at the Tiber River shops/cafes/restaurants that are set up just for the summer.

We decided to take it a bit easier on Sunday and spent the afternoon in the Villa Borghese park just strolling around and enjoying the shade. Seeing as Italy is known for its food, we went out to dinner again, and got some delicious pasta, followed by nutella crepes.

It was a very touristy weekend, but fun nonetheless. Here are more pictures! I bet you didn't see that coming.