Last week I was lucky enough to be able to travel to the beautiful city of Rome. Michael and I had no real plans as to what we were going to do whilst we were there and left our days pretty open for exploration.
I'm going to make a video on tips and advice for being in Rome on my YouTube channel which is linked above. I also filmed everyday so you can see those vlogs there too.
So here are some of my favourite photos and some of the things we did in our 5 days.
DAY ONE:
 Our flight was at 8am on a Wednesday morning. We arrived in Rome around 12pm and caught the train from the airport to Roma Termini which took exactly half an hour. We grabbed some lunch at a little restaurant on one of the main streets and then took a walk down a little side street and came across this. |
We found an amazing Gelateria just off the Colosseum which wasn't even that pricy and we had these delicious ice creams. The gelato in Italy is THE best ice cream in the world.
That afternoon we decided to take a walk in the opposite direction of the Colosseum, there were lots of stairs but the views were worth it.
At the top of those stairs was a little square with this beautiful fountain and an amazing view of the city which I have a photo of later.
We'd had quite a late, big lunch that day so by the evening we weren't hungry for more than a little snack. We stumbled across this little takeaway called Pastaway by the Trevi Fountain from which we got these. YUM. (They also both came with a glass of wine- winning!)
This was the view from the square I spoke about earlier, we took a lot of photos up there because it was just stunning, especially at night.
DAY TWO:
This is where we ate breakfast every morning on the roof terrace. We had croissants, Nutella, toast, fruit, yoghurts and cold meats and cheese.
I spy a colosseum!
On our second day we initially planned to seek out tickets for the Roman Forum and the Colosseum, but by the time we found the kiosk it was midday, the sun was burning and the queue was super long. We decided we'd come back tomorrow and took a walk a little further down the road we were on.
This was where we came across this monstrosity. The Monument Building.
We stood staring for a while before realising you could go in and walk around, for free.
We walked up to the second floor and found a little ticket desk selling tickets for the panoramic lift taking you right up to the roof. We knew we had to do it. For just €3.50 we got this view.
On the evening of our second day we decided to take a walk back down to the Trevi Fountain to seek out some food at one of the restaurants we'd seen the night before. This is definitely one of my favourite places in Rome.
DAY THREE:
On our third day we managed to drag ourselves out of bed and down to the ticket desk bright and early. It was completely worth it. We got tickets which were valid for two days, one entry to the Forum and one entry to the Colosseum for €12 each.
The Roman Forum, full of ruins was honestly one of the most incredible places I've ever seen. The photos don't do it justice. You can't explain the size of the buildings. We basically had the whole place to ourselves for the first hour we were there too.
Then we decided to take a walk down the road to the Colosseum. In hindsight we wish we'd waited until the next morning and visited the Colosseum early as we did the Forum. When we managed to get in past the vast queues of midday Colosseum visitors we managed to have a proper look around this incredible structure.
It even looks amazing to this day, I can't imagine how magnificent it was back in it's day.
You can just picture what might have gone on here, it was definitely worth seeing.
By this point we were boiling hot and managed to find this little place down a little back street near the Colosseum where we found these yummy sandwiches. Tomato and mozzarella and parma ham and mozzarella. And of course chips.
That afternoon we decided to take a walk to find the Spanish Steps. They're undergoing some renovation at the moment but it was still a lovely sight and the square that surrounds them had some amazing shops and of course lots of yummy ice cream.
For dinner we found a restaurant on the street we were staying on. We were exhausted and so ready for this meal. I had a pepperoni and roasted peppers pizza and Michael had Canneloni.
After dinner we walked back down to the Trevi Fountain area. Little did we know that after over a year of renovation we'd arrived on the day it was finished! Thousands of people were gathered round, fighting for their space to take a photo next to this stunning fountain. We felt so lucky to have been there and it really is beautiful.
DAY FOUR:
After 3 days walking around the city in the crazy 35degree heat we decided to treat ourselves to a day at the beach. We travelled to Santa Marinella for €4.50, an hour train ride and it was beautiful.
We had a swim and a sunbathe, had pizza and ice cream and returned back to the city for our last night in Roma.
This night we had dinner at a restaurant that we'd walked by a few times and it had seemed to be very busy. It didn't take long to realise why it was so busy.
We were brought breadsticks, bread, balsamic and olive oil and and little glass of Prosecco upon arrival. I chose these mixed salamis to start and Michael had salted cod which looked amazing.
DAY FIVE:
On our last day we didn't need to leave for the airport until around 6pm so we decided to have a walk to Vatican City and see the Vatican and explore another part of Rome.
Here's me melting in the 38 degree heat.
I didn't manage to go into the Vatican as my shoulders were showing and as it was so boiling hot and it was our last few hours we decided to give it a miss. We still managed to get pretty close though and Michael had a good look inside which I've put in my vlog. It was also Sunday which was crazy busy.
After we were done wandering the square we grabbed some drinks and headed back to our favourite area for one last meal before heading to the train station. I cannot express how hot it was this day. We'd managed all week to keep going but the exhaustion and the sadness of leaving made this day a little harder.
We were so pleased to arrive for lunch and indulge for one final time in the incredible Italian food.
Michael ordered these mussels and clams which look amazing. (Sadly I'm to scared to eat seafood because of all of my emetophobia business!)
We had the best few days and saw some incredible things, ate some incredible food and far too much ice cream.
I will make a video on some of the key points we learned whilst in Rome and give a few more details about the logistics of our trip in case you're thinking of going yourselves!
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
I hope you enjoyed this post!
'til next time,
Hannah xoxo
