Although there is a lot to see in Rome, and the food is amazing, I think the thing that has stood out the most to me about this city is it's history.  Rome's history spans more than two and a half thousand years, since its founding in 753 BC. (It's official founding date is April 21, 753 BC, so we were here to celebrate Rome's 2,766th birthday!)  It is one of the oldest cities in Europe, and is regarded as one of the birthplaces of western civilization.

Everything I see here makes me want to learn more.  After visiting the city's biggest attractions, I've been heading back to the hotel to research and find out about how it got there.  I have yet to find one place here that doesn't intrigue me. 

Although the metro here has been the busiest we've come across yet (sardines come to mind), we have been able to catch the metro into town and walk most of the city.  One of the coolest things about taking the metro was exiting the metro on the first day - getting off at the 'Colosseo' stop, we were immediately greeted with a stunning view of the Colosseum coming up the steps from the metro.

We've also been able to check out some of the other big attractions of the city.  The pictures I took of the Trevi Fountain do not do it justice.  The sparkling blue water and the amazingly detailed fountain are incredible.  The fountain was packed with people, all throwing coins into the fountain to ensure their return to Rome.  Each day, about 3,000 Euro is collected from the fountain! 


The oldest building we've visited is the Pantheon.  It was rebuilt in 126 AD, and has the largest un-reinforced concrete dome in the world.



Walking around Rome, it's amazing to see all of the old mixed in with the new.  It truly is an incredible site.  We still have over a week left, so there's a lot more to see!

Laura

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