Roma (Rome)

Rome was amazing. So much history you can feel it in the air there. We were there for two full days and crammed in as much as we possibly could. The sights were breathtaking and huge, I still can't get over how big everything was. Cobblestone as far as the eye could see which added so much character, but not very stroller friendly. The food was our favorite out of all the places we went. The wine was great although we didn't find it much different  in taste then home except that you have it with every meal and it was cheaper than soda or water! Again, we walked for miles which became the theme for the rest of the trip. We ate ourselves silly most days and I would say still came back a few pounds lighter due to all the walking. The people were so much friendlier then we were expecting and most could speak a little English and were usually happy to communicate and point us in the right direction. It was surprisingly clean in most parts and VERY crowded. We may have missed a few things, but decided we wouldn't have wanted to spend too much more time there. It was a little nerve wrecking with Payton as it's not the safest place to hang out.

We flew from London to Rome in the morning and Payton slept for the entire two hour flight, much easier than the previous flight we had! She did well in Rome, all stroller naps and again loved the fountains. She really enjoyed the food as well and ate pretty much everything we did.

On the train from the airport

First Italian meal

Some random stairs by a restaurant

Spanish Steps

Fontana di Trevi

Fountain outside the Pantheon

The Pantheon

Amazing lunch and one of the countless street-side restaurants, one of my favorite things about Rome

Making friends as she did the whole trip

On the bridge walking to The Vatican (the dome in the background)

The Vatican

Not sure if Payton was feeling the spirituality or the coolness of the tile floor...

The Vatican was a crowded place and we couldn't get her off the floor, passersby got quite a kick out of her and were even taking pictures!

The artwork throughout was unreal, we did see the Sistine Chapel and all its glory, but no pictures allowed :(

Cool structure in front of The Colosseum

The Colosseum

We are pretty sure the Colosseum was Payton's favorite place on the trip, she ran around and climbed up and down and had a ball.

Grabbing a bira outside the Colosseum, the boys all thought it was pretty cool you could buy one at every corner and walk wherever you like as you enjoy it!

One of the many hotel room setups we had, they all looked pretty much like this with a makeshift space for Payton. She didn't sleep through the night once while we were there, I think it was a combination of being in a new place every couple of nights and sharing a room. We didn't get a whole lot of sleep the first week so Grandma and Grandpa took her for the second week once we got to the villa so we could catch up.