Grandpa & Marmee Visit Part 3: Rome, Italy

For the final week of Grandpa and Marmee's visit, we all went on vacation in Rome, Italy. As soon as we exited the plane, Dionne sang hallelujah for the warm weather.

And now, without further ado, my tips for vacationing in Rome:

1. Avoid long lines at the Coliseum and Vatican by joining a tour group (Stan, who thinks he looks like George Clooney, does a pretty good job).

2. Posing for pictures with Roman soldiers will cost you five euros.

3. Waterglobes and other souvenir trinkets will cost double in the airport than they do from a street vendor.

4. If the Rome Fiumicino airport loses your luggage, you will get it back in two days after it is routed back from Malta.

5. Only children are allowed to sit on the marble ledges in St. Peter's Basilica.

6. And finally, water from the fountains is good for drinking, but bad for splashing other holiday travellers (two and four-year-olds should be restrained).

Colosseo

Palatino

Arco di Tito

Vatican

Trinita dei Monti (Spanish Steps)

Pantheon