OK Roma...You win.

            Sleeping in until at least 10am every morning, we would make our way to a local produce market and stock up on food for the day. Each day was a satisfying mosaic of getting lost on the cobble stone streets of Rome, sitting in front of amazing ruin after ruin, and eating loads and loads of Gelato. After 5 days, and probably a few pounds extra, we were a little sad to leave.

One of the fountains in one of the piazzas,

with yet another interesting sculpture.

Our favorite roman past-time, eating gelato. Chocolate, Pistacchio, &  Fragoli

             Everywhere you go in Rome, there seems to be some

             thing interesting to look at. 

              

The crypt of the Capuchin friars, tucked under the church of the immaculate conception. All of the friars of the Capuchin order are buried under the church. Their bones have been made to decorate the whole crypt in a very interesting way. Creepy and cool.                

Epic photo from the inside of Saint Peter's basilica. The most incredible cathedral in the world. 

Bocca della Verita, "the mouth of truth" we did not not get to put our hands in it, sadly.

                    The original entrance to the city, or so we were told by a drunken local.    

St. Peter's basilica 

                                                              La Pieta, Michelangelo's masterpiece!

The valley of the Caferella, a delightful park that offers a bit of respite from the city.

One of the greatest things about Italy is all the drinking fountains

      Ninfeo di Egeria, an ancient fountain hidden in the valley of the Caferella

Trevi Fountain

We ate bags of fresh, and delicious, cherries every day. They were super cheap from the local produce markets

Roman Forum

Colosseum

Salami sandwiches and colossal ruins