03/29/26 Trip to Italy, Day 6, Sunday, Florence to Rome

Left Florence by train about 10:30 a.m. and arrived in Rome around noon.

Seems that every place we go gets busier than the last! We had lunch outside in the main downtown square that was busy with people.

We found a church and watched a choir from California sing in the cathedral. It was a nice Sabbath Day activity amongst our travel.

We took a guided tour of the pantheon.

Our AirBnb had plexiglass walls!
And you could hear everything everywhere
And in Italy, 1st Floor = 2nd floor
This apartment was on the 2nd and 3rd floor! haha

This is how restaurants sell pizza by the slice.

Becky in Rome

Andy in Rome

Penne Pasta

"I was trying to order a pizza."-- Shelly
That said, this was delicious!

Trevi Fountain in Rome

Street artist

Andy and Shelly at the Trevi fountain in Rome

Cathedral in Rome

Pantheon in Rome

Rome

Inside the Pantheon

Trevi Fountain in Rome

Becky found a sweatshirt!
(It's been chilly and a lil rainy)

Andy in our AirBnb

Shelly found a shirt!

Ceilings in our AirBnb

Beautiful Rome

Rome

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