confessions of a carolina belle: When in Rome

So the much anticipated third installment of Hopefully Not... will be put together soon, as soon as my adorable husband is done with school and has slept a full 8 hours. Until such time, I figured I would work out the Roman Holiday!

We had a frickin blast. We were very Roman in our adventures, taking part in siesta, not waiting in lines, eating pizza, pasta and drinking lots and lots of wine and the most important part....gelatti! Love.

Everything needed for semi successful flight with the New Mrs. McKenna

This was the view straight out our window, down an alley in Piazza del Pantheon.

This was a window much like ours. Pretty much everyday we opened the shutters and let the breeze and music float in during siesta. There was always someone playing accordion, violin, or singing in the Piazza. This honest to goodness was one of my favorite parts of our stay.

The Pantheon from our window.

Monday

We arrived after a rough flight at 11 am Italian time, about 5 am USA time. We were exhausted because neither of us slept very well on the plane. So we took a nap (which would become a theme in our adventure).

First stop was the Pantheon. Obvi. Actually, I lied, first step was wine and pizza. Then the Pantheon. However, we were very uneducated and didn't appropriately appreciate its splendor until later in the week.

Then we hit up the Gesu and the home of St. Ignatius, William's confirmation saint.

Well done, Italians. That's terrifying.

The first of many bottles of wine.

William and his short little patron.

Artsy fartsy window.

A handy dandy mirror for being able to see the ceiling appropriately. All of the paintings were 3D, including the ones in the chapel in St Iggy's house.

The light pouring into the Gesu. So pretty.

Around 5 pm we headed to the beautiful Piazza Navona, where we people watched, ate gelatti, and looked at all the strangely similar street vendor art.

Coconut and Tiramisu, the first of many gelatti nights.

The most beautiful piazza in Rome.

And so began my relationship with these dudes. It was my mission to figure out how they did this by the end of the week. I was unsuccessful, but I know its fake. I just can't figure it out. Curses.