Roma!

While in Nice I went to Monaco for a day. I saw the changing of the guards at the palace, some gardens, an aquarium, the port with huge yachts, the beach, a Japanese garden and the Champions walkway. It was beautiful in Monaco. I liked it much better than Nice. The next day in Nice I went up to an archaeological museum where Roman ruins were found and then I sat out on the beach for a while. On the last day in Nice I just wandered around more and sat on the beach until my 9pm sleeper train took me to Rome!

After arriving in Rome was the task of finding the campsite that I'm staying at. It is at the opposite end of the city from the Roma Termini train station where our train came in. Once Serena, Helen and I arrived at the campsite it was around 11 or 12. It is a nice area. We're staying at Plus Camping Roma. There are Bungalows, Tents, areas for RVs and your own tent if you want to pitch one. We're staying in tents which are on a platform and have two beds in each one. We got our own and its only about 13 euros a night. I really like it. After getting settled in and getting something to eat we took a 4pm shuttle into the Vatican City. We walked around there and saw where it was set up for Easter. I bought myself a rosary from the Vatican and I found a St. Bernadette charm (my confirmation saint).

Today we set out early and went to the Trevi Fountain. We went into the Pantheon, and walked around the area of the Roman Forum where we saw the statue of Marcus Aurelias and the ruins of the ancient forum. We also went to the Colosseum where we saw the Arc of Constantine and then we walked around inside the Colosseum and saw an exhibition about Roman art depicting Eros and then we walked around Paletine where the Circus Maximus and the Farnesi Gardens are. After that we saw the Imperial Fora and Trajans Column before we headed to San Carlo della Quattra Fontana and to Santa Maria Della Vittoria where the Ecstasy of St. Theresa is. It was one of the most amazing days ever. I still cant get over the fact that I went into the Colosseum today!