Our dream trip has finally begun!! With the kids at home with Grandma and Grandpa Sorensen we were able to make it happen. I don't love this first picture of me, but it is the first "meal" I ate in a plane going over the Atlantic ocean. It was also right before Aaron and I took sleeping pills so that we would hopefully sleep and make a quicker adjustment to Italy's time zone. They did kinda work, but not as well as we had hoped. Aaron and I did a lot of work and research to plan this Italy trip and it was absolutely amazing!!!
Day 1~ Rome
Aaron arranged for a private car to pick us up from the airport. It took us right to our hotel, Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese. It was an amazing 5 star hotel with everything you could possible need to be absolutely comfortable. When we looked out our window we saw a huge rock wall with stairs etched up the wall and little caves as well. It guarded a private yard that we couldn't see much of but was a neat site to see.
Our first site was the Galleria Borghese in the Villa Borghese Park. We weren't aloud to take pictures inside, but we especially liked Apollo and Daphne, David, and a statue of Pauline Bonaparte. After our tour we walked around the park a bit and it reminded us of Central Park. I also had my first of many gelatos. Aaron's face makes me laugh here cause we wanted one of us in all or most of the pictures, but neither one of us wanted to be the one. So we just took turns and tried to give genuine smiles.
These water spouts are all around Rome and the fresh clean delicious water comes from the aqueducts built so many years ago.
From the park we walked to the Spanish Steps. The view was amazing in every direction. Beautiful church at the top and fountain at the bottom. People just visiting and enjoying the view from the steps.
Everywhere we walked was wonderful! So much to see and appreciate. Our next stop was the Piazza del Popolo. It was a huge oval with beautiful fountains around the outside and a 10 story obelisk from Egypt in the center, with more fountains surrounding it. It is the north entrance to Rome and when you look towards the city you see the Trident of roads leading in different directions. Many churches also surround the exterior of the piazza.
I liked the different clocks attached to advertisements throughout the city. Aaron especially liked this one!
Our first dinner is probably the only one neither one of us remembers much about. Every other one we jotted down some notes and even took pictures of a few menus. We definitely wanted to remember the unique delicious foods we ate during our vacation.
The minute we arrived at the Trevi Fountain it became an instant favorite. It was so massive and breathtaking to see. Our camera isn't the best, but the night lights on the water and statues were just amazing. We pushed our way through the crowds and eventually found a seat. It was also quite entertaining to watch the people around us.
We took random pictures of us by the very small trucks and cars since we knew AJ would love to see them. Aaron could never drive this little garbage truck with any degree of comfort! But it is cute!!
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