What was supposed to be our first day in Rome, should really be considered our first evening in Rome. The traffic getting out of the Amalfi Coast area was horrendous. It took us at least an hour to get to the freeway and then once we got to the freeway it was a parking lot as well. So, what should have taken 3 hours, took about 5 hours. And once we got on the freeway, Andy pulled out his blackberry to text our friends who were following us about how ridiculous the drive had been. I said something to the effect of, "Why don't I do that?". The next thing I knew I was screaming and we had hit the car in front of us. Needless to say we were moving at a small crawl, so no damage was done to either car. Thank heavens! Andy learned an important lesson - to listen to his wife and not text while driving! :)
Anyhow, then once we reached Rome returning our rental car was quite the task. We then used public transport and hauled our suitcases, with the help of our friends, across Rome to our hotel. Dropped our luggage off and then we were off to explore. We had hoped to make a 3 PM museum reservation, but we missed it. Oh well, life goes on... So we first headed to the Spanish Steps. We hung out on the steps for awhile, some climbed to the top to see the view, and we strolled around the piazza as well. While we were there they were filming some Italian crime show (similar to our CSIs). So, we got a close-up of some Italian stars. We actually saw them again somewhere else while we were in Rome.
Cute girls on the Spanish Steps:
All of us on the steps:
The view from the top: 
Andy taking a picture of himself and Audrey hanging out down on the piazza:
From there we walked over to Trevi Fountain to meet up with some more friends.
Then we headed out to explore some more and came across Piazza Venezia. Definitely glad we happened across it. As a matter of fact, the next day when we were up high taking in the view of Rome we realized how prominent and huge it is.
This picture is classic! All three of them looking at maps and figuring out what to do next... Love it!
From there we actually decided to go back and check out the Trevi Fountain at night.
We then grabbed some dinner and headed back to our hotel to call it a night. Even though we only had a few hours in Rome that day, we made the most of them... :)
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There are some days I still can't get over that you are in Europe and traveling all over, seeing incredible things. I think that is absolutely amazing and that you guys are getting out and seeing the world. I also can't believe it is getting close to the time when you'll head home. Time is flying by! The pictures of Rachel when she was little are precious!
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