I've always, always, always wanted to go to Italy. Finally, I did! (and it won't be the first time either... I hope).
This was another trip through AIU and as always, led by Tony. We spent 3 days in Rome, 2 days in Florence, and 2 days in Venice. It. Was. Amazing.
Day 1 - ROMA
Our first day was spent not doing a whole lot because we didn't arrive till late afternoon. Tony took us on a quick little walk around town to get to know the area. The first place we went to was Piazza Navona.
There was a carousel and other carnival rides as well as Christmas/market-y stands.
In the plaza there was a gorgeous fountain by Bernini, the Fountain of the Four Rivers. The Church of St. Agnes is in the background.
On each of the four corners of the fountain are statues of gods that represent the major rivers in the world: Nile, Danube, Ganges, and Plate.
We grabbed supper at this cute little restaurant, Ciccia Bomba (which translates to Fat Baby). I had my first dish of Italian pasta - tomato, bacon, and pepper rigatoni... yumm!
And for dessert? Gelato. I have never had more of one food in a short amount of time than gelato in Italy. My goodness, I had it literally twice a day. It was ridiculously delicious.
Then we kept'a walking and saw the Pantheon, a Roman temple from 126 AD. It's really important architecturally because many famous buildings, such as Westminster Abbey, have been copied from it.
Next we saw this column - Column of Marcus Aurelius, which has a picture story of some war spiraling around it to the top.
Finally we ended our night at the Trevi Fountain - the cities largest Baroque fountain and one of the world's most famous.
If you toss a coin into the fountain from your left hand over your right shoulder facing away from the fountain, then it means you will return to Rome one day. Let's hope. Maybe I should have tossed more than one coin for more luck.
And so ends day one!
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