Arrevederchi Roma!!

What an amazing day in Rome... and what a long one!! We started off the day by heading to the Vatican. Went thru the museum, Sistene Chapel and then St. Peter's Basilica. It was my first time in the Sistene Chapel - a-mazing!! All the marble in the Basilica was so impressive! After a quick lunch, we hopped on the bus & headed to the colusseum. Awesome again!

Yes, I took this picture - Impressive, huh!? It was an absolutely gorgeous day in Rome today! Couldn't have asked for anything better! Got to climb up a few levels and check the place out. Wow... then went across the street and saw the Roman Forum... more amazing sites!

This is sunset over the Roman Forum... sunsets in Italy are quite colorful!

After some free wandering time... and some GELATTO :)... we had our farewell dinner. What a great group of Group Leaders on the awesome RED bus! Our evening activity was a Rome by Night tour... a sort of hop-on, hop-off experience. Hit Trevi Fountain, Spanish steps, all the big places all lit up... wow... Well, on our walking tour, we saw my Ferrari - just out of the shop - all polished, ready to go!! We had seen 2 Lambourghinis earlier, so this just topped it all off!!

The awesome staff on the Red Bus:

Lino, Stefania, me, Sarah, Jen, Shea, Kathy, Stephanie, Bob

Sadly, it's time to leave this amazing place! Can't believe it's been 16 yrs since I've been here.. had to admit that... It was incredible.. the sights, the sounds, the smells, the food, the culture... all breathtaking. Cannot wait to bring the kids back here in June... it'll be a tad :) bit warmer, but that's to be expected. Am pulling an all nighter... we didn't get back to the hotel until after midnight and I'm on the early bus transfer at 4 am, so repacked, showered, blogging and off we go... FCO --> FRA --> ORD --> MLI.

Back I go... for a while... :) No more travel, that I know of, until Dec. 27.

Hope all is well and that the snow is melted by the time I get there!

Hugs ~ steph :)