Our First European Vacation to Italy

Troy, Momma, Noah
Vatican City 2016

 My first European vacation to Italy was in the last week of December 2016 with my brother, Troy, and our mother, Annette. Christmas Day (12/25/2016), we flew Delta from Montgomery, Alabama (MGM) to Atlanta, Georgia (ATL) and then across the Atlantic to Rome, Italy (FCO). We were only in Italy for one week and flew back to the United States on January 1st (01/01/2017) with a pretty rough ending,

Our First Day in Rome and No Jet Lag

Troy, Momma, Noah and the Colosseum
Via dei Fori Imperiali

Our first day in Rome was a really impressive and inspiring day. After arriving at the Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino International Airport (FCO), catching a taxi to the Hotel Opera Roma and then another taxi to the Via dei Fori Imperiali, we were in the middle of everything. It was already afternoon by the time we took the photo above.

The Colosseum of Rome

Our favorite tour company.

Wednesday, December 28, 2016 - This day did not start exactly as planned. The plans had been to have a guided tour of the Roman Colosseum in the morning and then a guided tour of Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum in the afternoon. Both of these guided tours were again booked through Grayline and the problem was not with them at all. In fact, they went above and beyond to accommodate us. The weather was great so that was not the reason. Our problem was jet lag. On day three, we all slept late... like really late into the mid-morning. So late, that there was no possible way of making our morning tour of the Colosseum.