Posts Tagged “Rome Travel”

Like that Time I Met the Pope…

• February 9th, 2012
• Leah Travels
• Italy, Places, Rome
• 10 Comments

When you go to Rome there are just certain things that you do: visit the Colosseum, see the Sistine Chapel, throw a coin in the Trevi Fountain, and climb the Spanish Steps. And if you’re lucky enough to be in Rome on a Wednesday, you can hang out with pope like I did.

Merry Christmas from Rome

• December 25th, 2011
• Leah Travels
• Italy, Places, Rome
• 2 Comments

Christmas 2010 was spent in Rome, and what a magical place to be. This is a view from the Villa Borghese gardens over Piazza del Popolo, literally “people’s square.” In the distance, you can also see St. Peter’s Basilica. I arrived just hours before taking this picture, and much to my surprise (and all the [...]