Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Rome: Feb 19 - 27, 2011

This was our first time in Italy. We spent the entire time in Rome.

Day 1 - Sunday, 20 February 2011
Day 2 - Monday, 21 February 2011
Day 3 - Tuesday 22 February 2011
  • Santa Maria degli Angli
  • Baths of Diocletian
  • National Museum of Rome
    From Rome 2011
  • Walked back to the Trevi fountain
  • Santa Maria sopra Minerva with the Bernini's elephant and Michelangelo's "Jesus and the Cross"
  • Lunch at Cul du sac
  • San Luigi dei Francis w/ Carrivagio's St Matthew
  • Gesu, head church of the Jesuits
  • Wine bar
  • Sergio's for dinner
Day 4 - Wednesday, 23 February 2011
  • Borghese Gallery
  • Walked back to the Spanish Steps
    From Rome 2011
  • Lunch at Lilli
  • Trastevere walk
  • Dinner at La Pollarola
Day 5 - Thurday, 24 February 2011
Day 6 - Friday, 25 February 2011
  • Ostia Antica day trip
    From Rome 2011
  • Bocca de veritas
  • Dinner at Buffeto 2 near Campo de Fiori
Day 7 - Saturday, 26 February 2011
  • Michelangelo's steps to Piazza de Campidoglio
  • Statue of Marcus Aurelius
    From Rome 2011

  • Victor Emmanuel monument
  • Trajan's column
  • Piazza Victor Emmanuel
  • Lunch at Franco's in San Lorenzo
  • Dinner at La Pollarola
Day 8 - Sunday, 27 February 2011
  • Uneventful trip back home in Wauwatosa by 6:00PM local time.