The final country we visited was Italy, though we stopped at two separate cities there. After staying three nights in Paris, we took a two-hour flight to Rome. We would be staying there for four nights total, though we would only be exploring for two days. Shortly after arriving, we ate a close-by restaurant before getting some rest as the sun had already disappeared hours ago. The next morning, we first visited Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply Saint Peter’s Basilica which is a church built in the Renaissance style located in Vatican City. After we visited the chapel, we made our way to the Sistine Chapel. We did not however go inside, unfortunately, as there was a strict entrance allowance, for New Year’s would be in less than two days. So after our short stop at the basilica, we made our way to the Sistine Chapel. Afterward, we visited the Roman Forum, which are ruins from centuries ago. Shortly after, we stopped at a restaurant, followed by our wondrous visit to the most well-known site of Italy, the Colleseum. The architecture of the Colleseum was incredible, along with all other aspects. We spent a couple of hours here, before settling down for the day. The following day, our first activity planned was to pay a visit to the beautiful fountain known as The Trevi Fountain. It was a beautiful fountain and was still in perfect shape, besides the fact that it was made in the 18th century. The final site we stopped at in Rome was Capitoline Museums. Yet another amazing point of interest. It was now time to head out to our final destination, Venice.
Venice, Italy is just like any other small town, well at least besides the fact, that it’s floating on top of water! Instead of cars, people own boats. Rather than buckling up in a car to go school, you hop aboard a speed boat. And so our final destination, on our Europe trip took us to one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Venice. We arrived at Venice, after a four-hour train ride from Rome, on New Year’s Eve. And because Venice is a small town, we had the pleasure of exploring the best way possible, by foot. We arrived at the train station of Venice close to one hour before sunset. So we walked around the streets of Venice, technically the sidewalks, as the streets were water, enjoying our last days in Europe. Since it was New Year’s Eve, we were not able to ride the gondola, but we were content just by walking and exploring. The next morning, we enjoyed Italy’s famous gelato as we made our way to the train station.~
To sum up, our European adventure, we learned many interesting facts and witnessed incredible architecture. 100% recommend visiting Europe!!!
