All roads lead to Rome

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of going to Roma, Italia. I almost could not make the trip because it was during the week of my finals. Fortunately I finished early and was able to go and see this spectacular city. Even though it was a quick two day trip, my friend Angela and I were able to make out our time and see the major sites. The first day was spent hunting down the Colosseum, Palatine Hill, and the Trevi fountain and just walking around to get familiar with the city. We decided to take a combined tour of the Colosseum and Palatine Hill which turned out to be a great idea. Since there are not any signs with information about either two sites, a traveller would never know anything about the detailed history of these to places without doing their own research or taking a tour. I learned some interesting facts, and even some fun ones as well. Once we finally found the Trevi I could not believe how enormous and how beautiful it was. Even though it was dark, the lighting made the fountain a brilliant work of art tucked away in a little piazza. I, like every other single person there, made my wish and as tradition goes threw my coin into the fountain. After we found the Trevi fountain in the dark, which took my breath away, we stumbled into a quaint little restaurant. The service was great and the lasagna was to die for. We enjoyed our wine and good conversation for a while and headed back to the hostel for some shut eye. We woke up bright and early the next day to take on the motherload of sightseeing.
Our first place of the day was the most holy city in the world, the Vatican. It was really neat to go through the whole museum and see the Sisteen Chapel. The museum is filled with thousands of beautiful artworks and sculptures. We then headed over to St. Peter's Basilica which has to be the most beautiful church in all of Europe. Even though it was filled with people, the mood was quiet and respectful not only because of the fact that we were in a church, but also because of the beauty and detail inlaid in every inch. Even the floors were miraculous to look at.
We saw the Spanish steps, a couple of other minor sights and went back to the Trevi fountain area for dinner again. We ended up eatin at the same place because it was so good. After some final pictures at the Trevi we called it a night and left at 4 to catch our flight back. It was a quick trip but completely worth it.