We started in Rome....

After a 14 hour flight and little sleep, on the back of a full day of school and work, we arrived early morning and checked into our hotel. After settling in and freshening up we decided to head out and find some breakfast and explore. Our hotel was a few minutes walk from the Spanish Steps so we found ourselves an easy walk from the Trevi Fountain where we had the first of MANY gelato stops on our holiday (even though it was only about 5 degrees). After exploring the shops around the Piazza we made our way back towards our hotel and we stopped for some lunch in a little trattoria whilst it poured down rain then set off again once the rain stopped, back to our hotel via the Spanish Steps.

We rested for an hour or so then walked back down to the River Tiber to try to take advantage of the golden hour of light around dusk, so Mum and Dad got to indulge in their photography whilst the kids were very patient soaking in the sights and sounds of Rome. We wandered along the banks of the Tiber, across Pont St Angelo and past Castel St Angelo. After dinner we head back to the hotel and we are all very tired after a full day of walking on top of that 14 hour plane journey…the kids are absolute troopers .

Our second day in Rome started early with an 8.30 am walking tour which ended up being just our family. Our guide Fabrizio was very good and knowledgable and we explored the Colosseum, the Forum and through to the Pantheon. We loved learning more of the history of Rome.

We finished our tour in time for lunch and found a little pizza /pasta university bar which had great food and atmosphere tucked in behind the Pantheon. The waiter was a bit of a clown and kept us entertained and we finished with complimentary ice creams for the kids and a light bubbly glass of red wine for Mark and I.

The afternoon slipped away as we explored then prepared to leave the hotel tomorrow morning for our flight to Prague, via Frankfurt.