Italy :: Day 3 Pantheon...

There is no better way to start the day than with a latte in Italy.

A picture of the outside of our hotel.

This day was our last day in Rome before heading to Florence and we wanted to take in some more sights.

We walked by the Roman Forum again.

A view of Il Vittoriale know as "The Wedding Cake" or Mussolini's white elephant.

Palazzo Venezia is right across the road from the Wedding Cake and Tyler was telling us that most tourists don't even pause to take a look at this building because of its huge neighbor. This was the first building in Rome with the Renaissance architecture and was a residential papal palace built in 1451.

Our wonderful guide looking at the map planning our next stop. :)

The Palazzo Colonna. No photos were allowed inside but is one of the oldest and largest private palaces in Rome. The Colonna family still resides here and opens up their gallery only on Saturdays.

Next, we stopped at Church of Sant'Ignazio. {Church of St. Ignatius}

Baroque interior, said to be Rome's most flamboyant church.

The Pantheon.

Restrooms are not easy to find in Italy, so we made a stop at McDonalds to get a drink. :)

Tyler knew of all the best gelato spots and this one didn't disappoint.

150 different flavors!

Church of San Luigi dei Francesi (Caravaggio). {Church of St. Louis of the French}

Fontana die Quattro Fiumi on Piazza Navona. This is Rome's most famous piazza and was an ancient Roman stadium.

Fontana dei Quatro Fiumi {Fountain of the Four Rivers}symbolizes how Pope Innocent X triumphed over paganism and brought peace to the world.

Sant'Agnese in Agone looks over the fountain. This church was built over the rooms where St. Agnes was imprisoned.

Walking around the oval of Piazza Navona.

The Spanish Steps looking down at Piazza di Spagna.

The Spanish Steps leading up to the church of Trinita dei Monti.

On top of the Spanish Steps.

A vacation would not be complete with out a little shopping. :)

Resting at the hotel after a long and fun day of sight seeing.

Tyler showing us a funny video on YouTube about Italy. 

The video was cute and a little bit true on some parts. :)