rome. aaaaahhhhhh.

the beautiful view from our hotel balcony.

when i arrived in our room, i stepped out onto the balcony and saw this beauty.

it was so lovely and i felt so relaxed.

i still had the day to wait for ryan to arrive, so i...

opened the sliding door,

took a long, hot bath,

took a little nap,

and perused a travel book.

heaven.

these beautiful steps can be found in the piazza de espagna.

they are commonly known as the spanish steps and have been featured in many movies.

we stepped our way to the top with all of the other tourists, but it was still magical!

the trevi fountain!

so amazing.  this was ryan's favorite!

the cutest couple!

it was hard to snag a spot to take a photo, but we scooched our way in.

the pantheon.

the best preserved building in rome.

it has a large open dome at the top and when it rains, the water dances on the floor inside.

i guess you wear your rainboots to church if it's raining.

raphael's tomb inside the pantheon.

the beautiful, spectacular colloseum.