This morning we left Sorrento for Rome by around 10 am after sleeping in a bit and having some breakfast from our stash of food in the room. I decided to see how fast the cars zooming by us on the Autostrada were going occasionally so when I saw one coming up from behind us I would speed up as they passed and try to keep up for a short bit. One turned out to be doing 180 km/hr (112.5 mph), I was impressed with our little Lancia Delta rental car for making that one! Thanks to my beautiful navigator (who I listened to most of the time...even though she was always right) we found our way to the hotel in Rome, gassed and returned the rental car, thankfully (and maybe surprisingly) without even a scratch! I must say that driving around here was a very interesting experience from bumper to bumper traffic in Sorrento, to passing three cars wide on two lane roads, to topping 112 mph on the Autostrada.
Beautiful Rome! We left the hotel around 4pm to go exploring. We headed toward the pantheon first and stopped at several notable fountains, piazzas, and churches on the way. As we left the Pantheon the sun was just setting and there were thousands of little birds flying around in giant flocks over the city that were quite impressive to see. We headed over to Campo de' Fiori, a square where they used to execute criminals, and got a nice dinner at one of the little cafes nearby. Our waiter spoke English, French, and Italian (and who knows how many other languages). After dinner we walked to nearby Piazza Navona to check out its three fountains, take some photos, and grab some gelato. On our way back to the hotel we stopped at the Trevi fountain, which is beautiful at night, and walked by the Vittorio Emmanuel II Monument. That's it for tonight off to bed before a long day tomorrow!
Dome of the Pantheon
Roman ruins at night
Bernini's fountain, Piazza Navona
Vittorio Emmanuel II Monument with traffic crisscrossing Piazza Venezia
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