Aussie Family in France: Rome

Loved Morocco but was happy to get head back to the Western world and Rome was next on the agenda. The plan was to meet Hayleys parents ( flying from Melbourne ) whilst Ludo stayed and did his motorbike adventure. It was a long and frustrating day travelling from Marakesh to Casablanca via 2 hour car trip, 3 hour wait in Casablanca and 3 hour flight to Rome with the 2 girls, 2 bags and just me. I had not heard from Mum and Dad at that point so wasn't really sure where they were. Arrived at 10pm and walked out to see mum and dad waiting which was a great relief and happy to see them. Was a mix up at the airport but they had been waiting there at Rome airport all day for us so extremely tired after 24 + hours travelling. Anyway Eddy our Air bnb host was there to pick us up and literally sped through the Rome suburbs to our apartment which was on the ok side….needless to say we all slept well.

We ( along with millions of other people ) spent the next few days visiting Romes main attractions - Vatican, Spanish steps, Pantheon, Colosseum, Trevi fountain etc which were all very old & impressive but SO SO busy. It was so touristy & would hate to think what the peak season would be like. I was not impressed as much as I thought I would be and definitely prefer Paris over Rome. We all had a great day on May 1st which was a stunning day and the labour day holiday for the Italians. We spent the day in the huge park ( Central park of Rome ) & had a lovely picnic feasting on yummy Italian food topped off with gelati which we actually had everyday…..well Chloe did anyway! We managed to only see a glimpse of the Colosseum on the last day as it literally poured rain and as it was so busy we did not really have anywhere to take cover. We all got literally soaked and had to jump in a taxi back home. The rest of the day was spent in our suburb drinking vino, eating pizza & gelati whilst waiting for our clothes to wash & dry!