"Luxury Limo Tour" Rome Travelogue by grandmaR

Trevi Fountain from where he parked

After we left the Vatican, Sandro took us to the Trevi fountain where we both threw coins in.

Looking out over the rooftops at lunch

Since we had no breakfast, I was feeling a little empty so we had an early lunch at a place called Ciampini which had a little pool with turtles in the middle.

My grandson the picky eater (like his mom) would have ordered pizza if it had been available, ordered a cheeseburger, and fries, and it came with BBQ sauce. I asked for catsup for him, and when he switched the little pot of BBQ sauce off his plate, it slopped all over the tablecloth.

I had a chicken salad which was good. There was a 2 € charge for the bread, which my grandson mostly ate. .

Toilet in the ladies room

After we ate, I had a cup of coconut gelato. It would have been 6€ if I had it at the table, but if I took it out it was only 2€. I think Sandro was wary of my eating in the car, but he let me get in while I was still eating, and I put the cup in my bag so it wouldn't make the car messy

I went to the bathroom which had a foot treadle for the water in the sink, and it took me awhile to figure it out

Walking up to the coliseum

After that Sandro let us off at the coliseum, and we walked all around the upper deck and then around the lower deck to the entrance. We didn't get a guide - we just looked.

Pyramid at the city gate

Then we went by several other sites including the Circus Maximus, Spanish Steps, the Knights of Malta keyhole, the city gate with the pyramid,

My grandson sitting in front of the mural basilica

and the Basilica of St. Paul Fuori le Mura.

My "No Sugar Added" Pineapple Cream Cake

We were back at the boat by 4:00. For dinner I had the chilled melon soup (ginger and mint) and pasta. My grandson had the 8 oz. sirloin steak and fries. He had ice cream (plain vanilla) for dessert, and I had the "No Sugar Added" Pineapple Cream Cake.

Tomorrow we will be in Naples