Rome pics - part 2

"When in Rome..."


Pictures from Rome taken by me, Bernard and Richard (thanks guys)





Group picture!
From left to rightish: Charles, Bernard, Vance Richard, Ed, Me Tommy, other people









Arrived at the hostel and was greeted by somebody: "Hey, don't worry about checking in yet, do you guys want a beer?"
It's going to be a gooood trip..










Tommy, me and Charles, ready to go out for the evening



















The Trevy Fountain at night















Fountain of the Naiads at Piazza Repubblica.
Here's where we met to take the Vatican tour.














Ed decides to relax while we wait for the tour to start



















The Bridge of Angels.













St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City is just down the road


















St. Peter's Basilica up close













Inside St. Peter's Basilica. It was hard to take very good pictures inside, so I didn't bother taking many.










Inside St. Peter's Basilica - looking up at the dome

















Vatican City - the Pope's window is second from the top right (if I remember correctly)









Inside the Vatican Museum. I would have liked to spend more time here. It was really interesting getting all the backgroud info about the Sistine Chapel ceiling, and learning the significance of all the details.










The Pantheon















Inside The Pantheon. The sun shining on the wall from the hole in the ceiling acts as a sun clock










Eating lunch (Charles, Tommy Ed). The 2 things you must must eat in Italy: Pizza....











...and Gelato !

This was our break on the Rome walking tour where we got a special deal on gelato. (Richard, 2 girls from our hostel, Ed).








Vittoriano Monument...nicknamed "The Wedding Cake"













Palatine Hill, with Circus Maximus in the foreground (not as cool looking as the name suggests, it's pretty much a big field)










Walked through the ruins on Palatine Hill. Ed, Bernard, me, Tommy.












All roads lead to Rome.


The Roman Forum (I didn't walk around through here, but some of the others did)














On our way to the Coliseum: Ed, me, Tommy, Charles












The Coliseum














Inside The Coliseum


















The beach that we spent a hour getting to, and 10 minutes actually at...so worth it!














Chaos at the airport...stupid EasyJet....












On the train home, sitting on uncomfertable seats in the narrow hallway... Tommy, Random Italian Guy (who we sort of became friends with...though he didn't speak any english and it was imossible to communicate), and Ed sleeping in the background.