Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Easter in Rome

Emilie and I are heading to Rome this weekend for Easter. We’re leaving on Friday and returning on Monday, so it will be a nice four day trip. I’m sure that it’ll be a zoo given that it’s Easter, but it should also be an interesting time to see the city.

This is my first visit to Rome – in fact, my only visit to Italy has been while skiing during my recent trip to Zermatt, so this will effectively be my first “real” visit to Italy. The weather is supposed to be mixed – sunny the first two days, with rain on Easter and something in between on Monday.

As it’s my first time visiting Rome, we plan to see all the main tourist sites (Emilie has been to Rome twice, but it was when she was much younger). We also have tickets to see an opera – Puccini’s Tosca – and an art exhibition for the painter Caravaggio. Otherwise, I expect a healthy dose of churches, fountains, ancient architecture and great food of course.

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