Kids at Parliament/Big Ben
3 days in 
London. We visited the Tate Modern Museum and the British Museum. Saw the original Rosetta Stone and an overwhelming number of antiquities.
London. We visited the Tate Modern Museum and the British Museum. Saw the original Rosetta Stone and an overwhelming number of antiquities.Then it was on to Italy. Our start in Rome was through passport control then over to the ATM or "bancomat" to get Euros. Then onto the train station in Termini. Once there we quickly found our hotel - Hotel Selene. After we checked in Hollywood and I ventured out to find a drugstore (farmacia) and try and speak Italian. We did okay. We met our tour guides and other travel companions later in the afternoon. Before dinner we did a walk through part of Rome - we saw a lot of churches with amazing statues and architecture. Through one area we rounded a corner and there sat the Pantheon. At night the structure is beautiful - lighted perfectly. Later we happened upon the Trevi Fountain - it was huge and illuminated - just beautiful. After throwing coins and making wishes, we all took a bus back to our hotel. Earlier at dinner G-Man received a candle in his dessert because it was his 16TH BIRTHDAY!
Day 2 in Rome was overwhelming. We met up with our Italian guide - Sonya. She led us on a very detailed trip of the Roman ruins. We started at the Colosseum - spent some time inside and learned about the emperors. From there we walked over to the Palatino and the Forum. I was quite amazed at the amount of ruins. From here she took us back to the Pantheon. We were able to enter and see the magnificent inside of this dome. Afterwards, we were on our own. We decided to use the time to take the train to St. Peters Square. A major highlight of this trip would definitely be the Basilica. This structure was probably the most awesome I have ever seen.
Here we are with Sonya at the Pantheon and the Colosseum.The kids at Trevi Fountain.
Hollywood making her wish.
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