Rome, Italy

Our last full day Rome Sat Nov 13 had a much lighter agenda but we still got a whole lot exercise The main goal day visit Colosseum before it closed squeeze a couple more churches We more or less made a beeline for Colosseum morning but mad

Day 3 Fri Nov 12 Friday another very full day Rome Our first stop San Luigi dei Francesi main church French community Rome dedicated Saint Louis We visited because it has three beautiful famous paintings by Caravaggio 1571-1610 Baroque inte

Greetings from beautiful Venice where it has rained most evening but it spectacular anyway We are here for three nights look forward a full day exploring tomorrow But first there more Rome share Thursday morning our walking route took us pa

So finally first Rome reports! First hotel It's called Les Fleurs Luxury House a half-French half-English name Italy very nice It has a good location its modern decor a welcome change from older more traditional hotels we've had Italy so fa

After lots rain night before sun shone brightly Wednesday morning so we headed for St Peter's Basilica which faces east unlike most other churches It turned out be a very lucky decision! Vatican City St Peter's Basilica from across Tiber Ri