Things We'll See in Rome

Since we are less than 40 days away from our trip, we thought you might enjoy a sneak peek at some of the things we'll be doing in each city.

Rome is our first stop!

We will of course do the traditional Roman ruins: The Coliseum, The Parthenon, and the Trevi Fountain, along with wandering the streets of Rome and seeing the most famous church in history.

Not only will we toss coins into the fountain, we will walk along the rows where the ancient Romans watched Gladiators die, and see the bones of Raphael while staring up into the oculus of one of the most amazing churches in Rome.

We will also spend time in the Sistine Chapel before the crowds arrive and attend a public audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican. After some time at the Vatican we are planning a truly Roman experience, Gladiator School for the kids and I. We all have to earn our way into the school with the raffle tickets we are selling, but I'm confident we all can! Learning to fight like a Gladiator is something we are all excited about!


One of the coolest things about our trip is the places we will be staying. We are not staying in a traditional hotel in any area we visit, with the exception of Zurich our last night, we are staying in castles, apartments, and at a working farm. In Rome, we are staying at Castello Scandeluzza: http://www.castleofrome.com/index2.htm 

We will of course take lots of pictures and share them via the blog and Facebook throughout our trip! We are so excited!!!!! The countdown is really going now!