ROMA!!!!

So, I was in Rome for the Champions League final between Manchester United (the best team in the world! & my team!) and Barcelona at the Stadio Olimpico; it also happened to be the same day as my birthday! yippee! (soo expensive though -still paying it off!) Unfortunately Man U lost! It was an awful match actually - one that I never want to remember again - ever! :-(

Roma...Roma.... such a beautiful romantic city, definitely more romantic then Paris I think?? Rome is the capital of Italy and the most populous city - it was buzzing with supporters singing and dancing! Stayed at the Hotel de Russie on Via del Babuino (Baboon Street) next to Piazza del Popolo - a beautiful boutique hotel with an amazing courtyard, and The Inn at Spanish Steps on Via condotti near Piazza di Spagna (why 2 hotels?? long story....). Both hotels are in the middle of shopping districts and lovely cobbled streets full of restaurants, cafes and cute boutiques near Via del Corso.

I went on a tour of the city on a hop on and hop off bus (v chessy!) - best way to see everything in a short time - The colosseum, St Peter's Square in the Vatican city crossing river Tevere, the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (there are 900 churches in Rome in total!), the Arch of Constantine, Castel Sant'Angelo, Roma termini etc. but didnt see the Sistine chapel :-(

The movie Angels and Demons with Tom Hanks was filmed in Rome, it really shows the beauty of Rome, can't wait to go again!!