Rome – Day 4 – Last Full Day in Italy

St. Peter's Dome

I am quite certain that I have had my fill of Italy.  Though I seem to say that every time I visit, and almost certainly at the last day of each trip, this time might be it.  I don’t think I can visit the Vatican one more time…or walk the streets between Piazza Navona, Piazza della Rotunda and Piazza di Trevi.  I need a bit of a break from it all….however, if someone wants to buy me a plane ticket….who knows.

We did do the three hour tour of the Vatican today and I spent about 10% of my time listening to the tour and 90% looking for the perfect photo–which, of course, I didn’t find.  Still, as I may have mentioned before, I learned a few things that I didn’t know before and that’s worth the experience.  I am quite certain that I can be a tour guide for some of these tours–The Vatican Scavi tour for sure….so if anyone from Vatican City stumbles upon this blog, give me a ring.

We did do our last big walk across Rome this evening, most of it spent looking through the antique shops on Via di Ripetta.  I did see a small 5 inch square painting of St. Francis that caught my eye–I was told it was a 17th century piece.  However, the 600 Euro price tag was a bit much…but I will be back in Rome in 4 days so you never know….maybe my bargaining skills will be in better form.

I’m off to Istanbul tomorrow and I am trying to get psyche moving in a positive direction.  We are heading out to dinner and I am sure that will help.  An Iranian restaurant in Rome…sounds perfect.  Here are some more photos from today.  More from Istanbul the next three days.  Ciao, Italia!