Rome! (AKA Paul's 30th Birthday Celebration- Part 2)

Last weekend Paul and I flew out of Dublin airport bright and early (well, actually, it was still dark and early!) to Rome. By the time we arrived at our hotel in the city it was late morning. We caught a hop-on, hop-off tour bus, and drove past all the sites, stopping at the Pantheon and the Trevi Fountain. On Saturday we spent most of the day at the Vatican- we took a tour through the museums, saw the Sistine Chapel, climbed to the top of the cupola of St. Peter's Basilica, and explored inside the basilica. We hoped to go to the Colosseum too, but we couldn't get near it due to a demonstration of some sort. We flew back to Dublin on Sunday after a jam-packed weekend!

Paul enjoying our first lunch- delicious pizza


At the Trevi Fountain


Self-portrait with the Pantheon dome


The Colosseum


Paul at the top of the cupola of St. Peter's Basilica