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Rome – Transatlantic 2009 Day 6 – Last Full Day In Rome
Yesterday was our last full day in Rome on this wonderful vacation. This morning we will be boarding the Celebrity Solstice for our Transatlantic cruise back to the US. We decided to scale back our ambitious site seeing yesterday and take in a few of the larger piazzas.
We got a slow start on the day by sleeping in. After a breakfast of bacon and sausage, we made our way down to Piazza Popolo. We strolled around there for a bit and check out the three churches that are on the piazza. Suzanne really had wanted to visit one of them (can’t recall the name) because of a couple of really old painting that the church has. The church dates back to the late 1400s.
We then proceeded to head over to Piazza Novona (my favorite piazza). Along the way, we stopped at a new … READ MORE
Rome – Transatlantic 2009 Day 5 – More Touring Rome
Yesterday we continued our wonderful, albeit tiring experience in Rome. The previous day we logged nearly 7 miles walking and touring in the city. Yesterday we logged about another 6 miles. We are certainly getting our exercise. I guess it makes us feel less guilty about the awesome food we are eating. Suzanne and I usually try to eat a relatively low carb diet but have pretty much thrown that out the window here in Rome. Hopefully, logging 6+ miles a day of walking is countering the diet change.
Yesterday, Suzanne and I rose about 7:30 in the morning. We let the kids sleep in until about 9 given the heavy walking the day before. We enjoyed a traditional European breakfast of rolls, cold cuts and cheese. It really hit the spot!
About 10:00 we started out towards Castel San Angelo. … READ MORE
