OMG! Roma! Is it just more beautiful because we’ve been stuck in Malaysia for a year? No. It is juuuuust BEAUTIFUL! On the cab ride in from the airport we drove passed the Colosseum- and from that moment Rafa was obsessed with getting inside it the next day! And of couse, so he should be!
So our first stop was the Colosseum, where we just wandered around. No time for guided tours or audio tours when you have kids! Rafa and Eva just made up stories about what may have gone on in the nooks and crannies which form the allure of the Colosseum in the first place. Of course after all of that history – we needed coffee and a panini!
Christmas at the Colosseum 2011
Coffee, Panini and Colosseum!
Next a wander around the amazing forum, where the kids got all excited about how old everything was. “As old as Grandpa?” Don’t worry Dad – we put them right!
Posing at the Roman Forum
The Trevi fountain is my favourite spot in Rome. Is it the sound of the fountain or the glacial blue of the water? Or perhaps the hustle and bustle of people getting the perfect photo for their blog? I don’t know, but I LOVE it. Maybe it makes me remember Nev and my romantic long weekend there 10 years ago – pre kids! We sat, we listened, we took it in – then went for another panini and this time – a beer!
My favourite place
Beer!
Rome and its people get into your skin. The language, the hair, the make-up, the ruins, the food, the romance. Perfecto. xxx
It must be such a contrast after Brunei. Love your photos, they catch the moments really well. Have a happy Christmas together. Love Julie and John xxxx