Rome in a Weekend

We arrive in Rome on Friday afternoon and went on a whirlwind 48 hours. Rome is, well, Rome. It is overwhelming on first and, perhaps, second glance. Everything is outsized: the crowds, the monuments, the scale, the age, the prices! But, in the end, it was a transformative experience. When I first arrived, I swore I would never come back but, by the time we left, I was planning our next visit.

The picture is a detail from the Trevi fountain. Maybe it was the second coin that changed my mind about returning to Rome. We did all of the regular tourist things so next time, we can focus more on the less visited sites. Don't get me wrong. Everyone should see places like the Trevi fountain but it is hard to enjoy it when you are joined by several thousand of your new best friends.