A Week's Worth of Rome!!!

So, it's been a little while and we decided another blog post was waaayy overdue. After a couple of lazy days (the storm apparently followed us here from California) we decided it was safe again to venture outside. After taking in St. Peter's and mostly Renaissance era site seeing,we decided to check out some of the ancient views Rome had to offer. The first site was the Pantheon. It was actually just a coinceidence. Treva was really craving some gelato as we roamed Rome and looking for a gelitaria, we stumbled into the giant dome.
It is a really great site to check out: it is breathtaking, has lots of historical importance (the king who united Italy is buried here, as is Rafael the painter, not to be confused with the Ninja Turtle), and you can be done with it in about 15-20 minutes. From there we went to the Vitoriano, a monument to the king buried in the Pantheon. It is a huge marble structure that has amazing views of most of the city's most famous landmarks.

A great view of the Colleseum from the top of the Vitoriano.

Part of the Roman Forum.

The rooftops of downtown Rome (St. John the Lateran is in the background)

Treva taking it all in.

From here we went down the backside of the Vitoriano and checked out the Roman Forum. It's amazing to think that the downtown of ancient Rome still stands today. As you look at it, you can imagine all the shops and hustle and bustle happing that made this the capitol of the world for so long.

Us mugging for the camera in front of the forum.

As we left the Forums, we started our trek home down some back streets of Rome. We started down one that looked like the perfect European street.

Treva decided it wasn't perfect without her.

In other news, we are really settling into life in Rome. Our apartment really feels like home, we've almost unpacked everything (still a few things that we need to find a spot for), and Treva started her job. She absolutely loves it! She gets to work with kids, which she loves, and all she has to do is read to them and help them with their English homework.

An out of focus picture of Treva and the kids.

Anyway, we miss everyone back home and stay tuned for an update that includes our trip to Florence!!