In December 2019, we went to Rome for a week, arriving on Christmas Day. It was unseasonably warm which made for a great vacation and without a lot of tourists. This is our third trip to Italy as a family. The first time was when the boys were 4 and Annika was 6 months old! It’s absolutely one of our favorite vacation spots.
We stayed at a nice apartment near the Piazza Navona. All the major attractions are within walking distance from there.
Below is the family at the Pantheon.
Abhijit and Apurva came at the last minute to visit (all the way from Orinda)!
Here’s the boys at the Trevi Fountain with the obligatory coin toss.
Below, I am pretending to be Caesar near the Colosseum.
Here is the Vatican. Easy to visit and see without the throngs of tourists.
An “illegal” picture from inside the Sistine Chapel (no picture taking allowed).
Just past the Vatican is an old indoor locals market. One of the stalls had wines that were amazing. Of course Abhijit being the sommelier that he is was able to pick some amazing wines. They fill the bottle for you and you can bring it back the next day for a refill. Pretty cool.
I’ll end it on a funny picture. This was a dessert at one of our favorite restaurants. It sounded quite fancy in Italian, but ended up being a plate of oranges!
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