As we endure a feezing last few days of our stay in Dublin (3 degrees today with sleet and snow) it is nice to relflect back on our holiday to Rome during the mid-term break (October 25-30). We had a fantastic few days with lovely, sunny weather, staying on the Via dei Greci, near the Spanish steps. Here is the story of our holiday in photos.
At the Trevi fountain
Piazza Navona - below
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| The Pantheon - Pia's favourite place in Rome |
The ruins of Largo di Torre Argentina (below)
Pia enjoying the best gluten-free pizza ever on Via dei Giubbonari
The wonderful markets at the Campo di Fiori
The war memorial- Vittorio Emanuele - otherwise known as the typewriter, or the wedding cake!
Another favourite place - the Colosseum
and the Roman Forum
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| The temple of the Vestal Virgins |
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| The site of the murder of Julius Caesar |
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| Piazza del Popolo |
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| The view of the Vatican frrm Borghese Villa Gardens |
We had actually visited the Vatican on the Sunday and, by chance, came across the most enormous crowd of people. Pope Francis was in fact giving mass there, so even though he was tiny, we did get to see the Pope and hear him give mass.
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| The beautiful Piazza del Campidoglio |
A walk past the Forum on our final day - time to contemplate the past, the present, and the future!!
