Rome

August 31 - September 2

Spanish Steps

Panthenon

Bernini Four Rivers Fountain in Piazza Navona

Street artists in Piazza Navona

Piazza Navona

Sunday blessing by the Pope in St. Peter's Square

Here is the Pope blessing the crowd from his window

Ancient Rome

The Colosseum 

Palatine Hill

The Roman Forum

Ceaser's Grave 

The Vatican Museum

St. Peter's Basilica

Rooftop Pool at our hotel, Radisson Blu Rome

Cinque Terre, Italy

August 30

We went with a tour group that hiked through the five sea towns that make up the Cinque Terre.  This was one of our favorite activities in Italy.  The towns are so beautiful and it was a perfect day for the hike.

We started in Manarola, then hiked through Corniglia, then to Vernazza where we had a chance to swim in the Mediterranean Sea, then hiked to Monterosso and from there, took the ferry to Riomaggiore where we ended.

 Manarola

Corniglia

Vernazza

Monterosso

Riomaggiore

Leaning Tower of Pisa

August 29

Pisa

We stopped in Pisa for about an hour to see the famous Leaning Tower and take the typical tourist photo.