Rome May 19

Start of the rick Steve’s tour

Day 1: Welcome to Europe Mon, May 19, 2025

Proposed Plan: We’ll gather at our hotel in Rome at 3 p.m. for a group meeting. After an orientation walk through our neighborhood, we’ll celebrate the start of our European adventure with dinner together, followed by a la dolce vita-style floodlit walk through the heart of Rome, lacing together lively campos, classy piazzas, the magnificent Pantheon, and the splashy Trevi Fountain.

“Roma, non basta una vita.” – “A lifetime isn’t enough to see all of Rome,”

Actual Events: We had a crash course in Rome tourism today. We waited in line to see the Vatican Museums in the morning. The Vatican Museum is more than can be seen in a lifetime. We made it to the Sistine Chapel and stood inside the room where the Cardinals selected a new pope.

Then we rested a bit before joining our tour group at 3 PM. We had an orientation talk from our leader Stephanie. Then she took us on a walk in our neighborhood before taking the Metro to Trevi Fountain and dinner at Origano Ristorante. After a delicious dinner we walked to the Spanish Steps which is surrounded by the Rome Fashion District. The actual events seemed pretty true to the proposed plan.