We have spent
the last two days in Rome reliving some of the memories of our honeymoon. We
have a very nice hotel very close to St Peter’s Basilica. We have walked around
most of the famous landmarks in Rome and were engulfed by the Rome Marathon
which consumed the city on Saturday. It was a huge event with many road
closings and thousands of runners in the race. We fly home tomorrow and are
anxious to get back and see our family. We have definitely hit the wall on
travel fatigue, but it has been a fantastic trip. Time to go home.
The Ponte San Angelo across the Tiber River
The Marathon of Rome was an exciting event with thousands of runners
The race hit most of the famous areas of Rome, like Piazza Navona
The race finished at the Roman Colesium
The Pantheon is an amazing Roman architectural triumph, being built over 2000 years ago
The Trevi Fountain was undergoing major repairs
... but we still managed to get a 'selfie' picture
The monument to Victor Emmanuel II is an overwhelming structure
The many Roman ruins take you back thousands of years to the golden age of the Roman Empire
The Colesium is under some major repair work
There are many Basilicas in Rome which are so beautiful
But the biggest and most important one, of course is St Peter's
We stood in line for about 1 hour to get into St Peter's, and had time to get another 'selfie'
The church is a massive structure with a massive front yard
... which was being set up for Easter services
The interior is massive in scale compared to other Basilicas
Everything is over sized
... and the artwork is so beautiful
... including Michelangelos famous Pieta sculpture
The famous Swiss Guards are on duty protecting entry to the Vatican property
