The final city on “Our European Adventure” was Rome. Rome was probably the favorite out of all of us. Italy is a great country and Rome is an amazing city. You are surrounded by amazing history, great food, and a great environment.
Rome
Everyone has heard of the Colosseum but you can never understand the magnitude of it until you actually are there. When thinking about what has taken place here over the years, its unimaginable. To just think about where you are standing, who has stood where you are standing right now, what has taken place in this amazing stadium. Pictures don’t do it justice but they help.
In addition to visiting the Colosseum we also visited the Roman ruins that are near by. Walking through the ruins makes it very evident that these people were very far ahead of everyone else for their time. It is amazing what they built considering the time period in which they lived. Again, it is very humbling to stand and think about who has stood here before and what has happened here before.
Part of an old Roman building.
In addition to visiting the Colosseum and Roman ruins, we also explored Rome by foot. Rome is a great walking city, 10-15 minutes and your at the next attraction. For Mom and Dad the next attraction was the Pantheon or the Vatican. However, for my brother and I it was the little pizza place on the corner or the gelateria. Let’s get one thing straight, Italians are some of the smartest people in the world, they invented pizza! Rome has the best food in the entire world. Amazing pasta, pizza, salads, you name it. To top it off, they have their own extra special ice cream, gelato. Rome had something special for each member of the family.
Gelateria
My personal favorite attraction in Rome was the Trevi Fountain. The Trevi Fountain is one of the most beautiful sights I’ve ever seen. The sculptures are so detailed! When we were looking for it we almost missed it. The Trevi Fountain literally just sticks out of the wall of some random building. Its so insane how they created every intricate detail. Towards the end of our time in Rome we each threw a coin in to the Trevi Fountain, hoping that we would be able to come back again someday.
Rome was one of the best cities I’ve ever been to. It certainly made our trip that much better. It was a perfect ending to one of the best family adventures ever!
The European Adventure 
I want to see the Colosseum more than anything else in the world. I’m a classical civilizations major and took Latin all 4 years of high school, and ever since then I have been very fascinated with it ever since. It’s amazing to think of all of the things that have happened in the Colosseum throughout history.
I have to go here, it just sounds and looks too unbelievable. In all seriousness, if there are any places you could suggest I visit please let me know because I would love to know the best things to visit when I take my trip to Europe. Also, are the pictures in this blog post ones you took yourself or did you find them online?