Roma, Italia!
By the time we reached Rome it had been 14 days of traveling and exhaustion was starting to creep up on us. We turned the pace down a little (which basically just meant sleeping in without an alarm clock). Rome is huge, with many different districts, each with so much to offer. For the city that gave birth to civilization with history dating back centuries before Christ, two nights were by no means sufficient. But we decided to do the most popular sites, and the rest is good reason enough for a second visit :).
After getting terribly lost looking for our apartment, and attempting to ask directions from friendly locals who didn't speak a word of English, and we, of course, couldn't understand a word of Italian, a kind shop owner lent us his cellphone so we could call the apartment. The place we rented is quite lovely, it's a converted garden shed/garage with a full kitchen, separate bedroom and bathroom. After getting settled in, we headed for the center.
The best thing about summer is the incredibly long hours of daylight, sundown is literally around 10.30-11pm. This gives us ample sight seeing time. We were able to wander around a significant amount, letting ourselves get swept by the crowd (of tourists), until we stumbled upon this! So that's where everyone was headed..
Beautifully illuminated.
