Review of Rome with Photos

[yokeagan]

Loved Rome! You can't do Rome in a day but we sure tried! We booked the Ultimate Rome tour through Norwegian. Started off by driving from Civitavecchia to Rome. We drove by the Palatino.

 

 

 

The Forum Boarium

 

The old walls of Rome

 

 

And other sights:

[yokeagan]

A few other views from the bus:

 

 

Il Vittoriano

[yokeagan]

We finally arrived at our first stop. The Colosseum. What an amazing structure. What views!

 

 

 

 

[yokeagan]

Views from the Colosseum

 

 

Arco di Costantino

 

 

[yokeagan]

We hopped back in the bus to drive over to the Pantheon. We passed a section of the Forum on the way.

 

Obelisk of Ramesses II in front of the Pantheon

 

The Pantheon. The exterior is made up of 16 Corinthian columns made up of Egyptian granite. Inside it contains the tomb of Raphael, King Umberto I, King Vittorio Emanuele II, and Margherita of Savoy.

 

 

 

[KirkNC]

Thanks for the pictures.

[yokeagan]

From the Pantheon, we began our walk to the Trevi Fountain. Here are a few photos from that walk.

 

 

 

 

[softail]

We finally arrived at our first stop. The Colosseum. What an amazing structure. What views!

 

 

 

 

 

Was there any scaffolding around the outside perimeter?

[softail]

From the Pantheon, we began our walk to the Trevi Fountain. Here are a few photos from that walk.

 

 

 

 

Any scaffolding around the perimeter of the coliseum?

[yokeagan]

KirkNC-- You are welcome. Softail-- no scaffolding while we were there. They were cleaning the Arco di Constantino while we were there.

[yokeagan]

At the Trevi Fountain we were given some free time to explore and eat. We grabbed a quick bite of pizza. explored a little bit and grabbed some gelato to eat before we met back up with our tour guide.

 

 

[yokeagan]

We met back up with our group and headed to the Vatican. I must say, this is where our guide, Tatiana, really shined. She has a masters in Art History and she was fantastic at describing the works of art, who created them, what technique was used, and why they are of importance.

Courtyard of Vatican

 

 

Museo Gregoriano Egizio

 

Ceiling in the hall of tapestries

 

Ceiling in the Galleria delle Carte

 

[softail]

Any scaffolding around the perimeter of the coliseum?

[yokeagan]

Softail-- I already answered your question 3 posts ago ;)

[yokeagan]

We did tour the Sistine Chapel but photos are not allowed. It was beautiful. Next up, St. Peter's Basilica. Amazing! Words and photos can't even begin to describe the magnitude of this structure.

 

 

Michelangelo's Pieta

 

 

 

[yokeagan]

After that, they took us across San Pietro Piazza (there was quite a bit of scaffolding up there because they are cleaning the columns and such. Then we went across the street to a "gift" shop. Personally, I would have skipped this gift shop for one in the Vatican or at least spend more time in the square. I recommend that you walk back over to the square and walk around until it is time to meet the bus. Great day. Very full day. We were the first ones off the boat and the last ones back on. There is a lot of walking involved, so if you have mobility issues, this may not be a good tour for you.

[msar1076]

Great pictures, thanks for sharing. I'll be there next summer. How long was the ride from the ship to Rome?

[softail]

KirkNC-- You are welcome. Softail-- no scaffolding while we were there. They were cleaning the Arco di Constantino while we were there.

 

Thanks

[softail]

Softail-- I already answered your question 3 posts ago ;)

 

Sorry wasn't showing my post so I messed it up with multiple ones

[BuckeyeTraveler]

After that, they took us across San Pietro Piazza (there was quite a bit of scaffolding up there because they are cleaning the columns and such. Then we went across the street to a "gift" shop. Personally, I would have skipped this gift shop for one in the Vatican or at least spend more time in the square. I recommend that you walk back over to the square and walk around until it is time to meet the bus. Great day. Very full day. We were the first ones off the boat and the last ones back on. There is a lot of walking involved, so if you have mobility issues, this may not be a good tour for you.

Wonderful pictures, Yokeagan. What camera are you using?

[fue-fue]

great photos

[yokeagan]

Thanks for the kind comments everyone.

 

The ride to Rome was about an hour.

 

Camera-- I have a Nikon D600.

[jamona2311]

Amazing!!!! Thank you so much for posting this in the Italy forum too! What a great idea since I would probably never check out the forum for the cruise line you were on!

 

My mom and I are planning on doing Celebritys eastern mediterranean cruise next fall. I cant wait!!!! :D THANKS AGAIN

[Northender]

Thanks so much for the wonderful pictures.:):)

 

I know you cannot take pictures inside the Sistine Chapel. Is there DVDs or CDs for sale? Thank you.

[JanaJohn]

Thanks for taking the time to post all those wonderful pictures! I'm looking forward to being in Rome for a few days before my upcoming cruise.