Rome: Day 4

This was our last full day in Rome. We started out by walking to Altare della patria. It is a huge monument in honor of the first King of Italy. It stood out in Rome because it is very white. Everything else is so old and weathered, and this monument is fairly new.

The problem with this monument was that we walked up all the stairs to get all the way up to the viewing area. I don't know how many steps it was, but it was A LOT!! Those stairs, combined with the heat, humidity, and pregnancy, it was just too much for me. I had to stop and take many breaks. I honestly didn't think at one point that I was going to make it. I mostly felt dumb because everyone was waiting for me and asking me if I was okay and everything. I just had to take quite a bit of time to rest at the top before going back down.

Despite that, it was worth going up to the top. You walked up to a certain level, but then you had to take a small elevator up to the very top. The elevator was really small and smelly and gross. But again, definitely worth the view. You could see all of Rome from up there.

The Fuhr family up on top.
The whole group. We had to ask multiple people to take a picture for us before we actually got a good one!

I always tell Andrew that he needs to wear sunglasses. Apparently he doesn't care about getting wrinkles around his eyes.

The hike back down the monument was much easier than the one up! After the monument we walked to another church.

We walked past the Colosseum. I love that you just turn the corner and there it is!

Throughout the city there are signs of how old the city is. Here is some aqueducts that have remained in between the buildings. Pretty amazing that it has lasted this long!

They had these stands throughout the city where you could get cold drinks, gelato and snacks.
The church we went to was beautiful. I don't remember the name of it. I believe it was the 2nd biggest church in Rome, but I don't remember exactly.

The insides of the Churches was always beautiful.

After the church we split in to two groups. Some of us went back to the hotel to rest (ME!) and some went to see a few more things. Andrew went with the second group so I sent the camera with him to take pictures. I thought that he got a few good shots that really show was the streets of Rome look like.

This is the Bocca della Verita (The mouth of truth). It is believed that if you tell a lie while you have your hand in the mouth, then your hand will be bitten off. There was a really long line, so they didn't get the chance to try it out.

Again, I just love the mixture of ancient and modern architecture throughout the city.

I thoroughly enjoyed the long nap that I took back at the hotel. I was completely worn out after the whole monument experience!

Dinner that night was absolutely delicious. It was by far the best food that I had so far in Rome. I ate it so quickly I almost forgot to take a picture! I don't remember exactly what it was, but it was a cheese filled pasta in a white cream sauce with radicchio. A-MA-ZING! I wish that I had discovered it sooner!

After dinner we went to the Trevi Fountain to see it lit up at night. It was beautiful.

It was a great last day in Rome. I was definitely sad to leave, but excited to head out to the Amalfi Coast!