In all honesty, Brendan was less than excited about the prospect of revisiting Rome. When we previously visited back in March, he thought it was dirty, overcrowded, and completely overrated. How a few months and different weather can change things!
We disembarked the ship at around 7:30am at Civitavecchia, a town on the outskirts of Rome, around an hours drive from the city centre. Although the temperature was quite cold, the sun shone down offering rays of warmth.
Most of Rome's major sights are, fortunately, relatively close together and so once we got off our shuttle bus we simply walked around for most of the day.
We went past the Colosseum, and experienced it's grandeur without the hustle and bustle of a trillion other tourists.
The Trevi Fountain, which had been closed for maintenance when we last visited, once again had water cascading down.
Now approaching feeding time, we grabbed some pizza before setting off in search of the childhood street of Brad's uncle, Via Vittorio Veneto. This sweeping tree-lined street is set on a hill not far from the fountain, and today is comprised of several cafes/restaurants and upmarket hotels.
We ended our day in Rome at the Vatican, with the Christmas nativity scene still on display, prior to heading back to the ship for the cruise onto Naples. Naturally, we ravaged the buffet again.
Upon returning to our room in the evening, we discovered a rabbit towel animal, that had even been dressed with Brendan's sunglasses.
Highlights:
- Colosseum
- Piazza Venezia
- Trevi Fountain
- Via Vittorio Veneto - the childhood street of Brad's uncle
- Vatican
- More buffet
- Folded towel rabbit
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