On this day we went to the Villa Borghese. We love this park and were super excited to take the kids. It was rainy on/off all day and to be honest I love this type of weather because it means even less crowds.
After walking to the park we stopped at a cafe for some drinks
Me and Dan have fond memories of renting a bike in this park and couldn’t wait to rent one with the kids. We rented it for an hour and drove around as much as we could before we had to go to the museum.
I have a lot of love for all art museums but this one, The Galleria Borghese, is Dan’s favorite out of all of them. This is also the one that sells out and is hard to get tickets if you wait until the last minute so I set my calendar and an alarm when tickets went on sale.
So many beautiful sculptures
I am always impressed for being a smaller museum all the unique artwork it holds
We took a train ride throughout the park
After the park we went inside the Pantheon. It used to be free to go but now you pay 5 Euros
Gelato always
We walked around and of course landed back at the Turtle Fountain
Dinner
I created a monster and Logan ordered the clam pasta everywhere we went to eat for dinner lol
Love the after drinks the provide everywhere in Rome
The line was finally short so we got Tiramisu from one of our favorite spots
The kids really liked it
After we got the kids settled for the night me and Dan went for a walk
Hello, dear Colosseum
The Triton Fountain is my very favorite fountain in all of Rome. We always make sure to visit it on all of our trips to Rome. I can’t exactly place or explain why it is my favorite but there is something majestic about it for me
We even stopped for a drink to enjoy the view some more
A stop at the Trevi Fountain is always a must on a late night walk
Love how empty the Pantheon was at night compared to when we were just there in the afternoon
The next day we signed up the kids to Gladiator School
They learned a lot about gladiators and then did some gladiator training.
After the training they had a tournament to earn their “freedom”
There were only 2 other families with us and they did a good job with the tournament
Everyone earned their freedom and Logan’s Roman name became Invictus and Dylan’s was Spartacus
I didn’t think they would like it as much as they did but it was definitely a highlight for both kids
We then walked to get lunch. The past nights this place had a long line and Dylan suggested we go for lunch. Very smart thinking from him because there was no line and we got seated right away
Everything was delicious!
And then of course more gelato for dessert lololol
At night we had a family food tour planned
So many delicious eats
This fried fish with their white wine was my favorite
As we know I love graffiti art
This was the boys favorite spot, 2 delicious pastas
Our tour ended with yummy gelato
Walking back to the hotel we spotted more graffiti
Loved how the store doors were decorated. Not sure if the owners approved but I enjoyed seeing how unique and creative they all were
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