Roma! Sun-Tues

My brother Nick and his family, my parents and our family planned a family adventure to Roma! We took an 11 am " bullet train" per Christian's request on Sunday. It went 175mph! It was only 70 minutes to Rome! 

I appreciate the train systems here - efficient, comfortable, reliable...

We did the hop on off bus on Sunday when we checked in, and checked off the Spanish steps and Trevi fountain! The kids took a bus nap 🥱 (!!) And we enjoyed gelato, and an aperitif. We walked around town to soak it in. We ended up getting take out pizza for a late dinner in the Airbnb and called it a night.

At Napoli 
Spanish Steps
We enjoyed the free water fountains!! 
Saw more police
Trevi fountain 
our queen 👑
The pretty Rome streets 

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