First Night in Rome

It only took one night and I was in love... with Rome. It is the first city (outside of NY) that after spending several days there, I knew I could live there.

We took the train from Naples, checked into the hostel, and began our tour of Rome around 8pm. We continued sightseeing until 3ish, and were up by 7 that morning.


This building is the The National Monument to Vitorio Emanuelle II (a.k.a. the Victorian). It is not as old as most of the buildings in Rome (only just completed in the early 1900s), but it is certainly breath-taking!



The colosuem was an amazing sight both by streetlight and daylight! We actually ate dinner at a small restaurant right there. I mean, does it get any better than that... real Italian pizza and pasta, complete with a great view of the coloseum?!


Here is a view down the corridor (I don't know if that is really the right word) of the coloseum. This is where the Romani populi would crowd in from all sides to see the bloody ludi (games).


"This is the largest fountain in the world, bar none!" (in the words of my tour guide).