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.

Palatine Hill, Roman Forum and New Years Eve in Rome

Saturday, December 31, 2016 - Our last full day in Rome was spent close to the hotel. We took our Grayline tour of Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum like we had originally tried to take on Wednesday, but jet lag had made us oversleep. The weather was great so we had a good tour for weather. It was pretty easy to get on a tour as well despite missing the one on Wednesday and the tickets clearly saying there were no exchange dates.