alright so on our last wednesday, after being cooped up in the italian hospital and then our apartment,(we did really enjoy the orchard as we made fresh orange juice each day and enjoyed cooking great pastas and eating wonderful cheese and great olive bread. They also had a wonderful warm bed that we enjoy for nap times) and then having 1 and half day to sight see we drove back up to catania and spent a day there before our flight back to Rome the next morning. We toured the Castel Ursino which was very incredible and there was a painting exhibit of numerous religious scenes. We also toured around the area a little more as we hadn't our last time there. We went back to the "bar" or cafe that claudia had shown us and picked up some more canolis and pasta. We had a double room this time which was quieter but not as large and decorated more retro than baroque. The next morning we drove back to the airport and got on a quick flight to rome. We were met at the airport by a taxi driver that the B& B had arranged and he took us to our accommodation. The place we stayed was on the outskirts of the city more of the suburds closest to Vatacin city. It was a large stucco house with lots of different angles that protruded and a gated area. It seemed to be a ritzy area with large houses, big fences and gates. Across the way was the tennis club. It was a very nice room but location wise was pretty awkward. The taxi was very expensive but may be in rome they all are. It was about 45euroes one way for th 20 min. ride to the airport. The nearest bus stop was also about 4 blocks or a 10 minute walk. We enjoy walking but when you are walking all over the city the last thing you want to do it have to walk another 10 minutes to your room. There also wasn't a kitchen or many places near by except near the bus stop to get food. We took the bus into the Vatacan square and St. Pedros Basilica . It was very impressive, one can see how much power the church has for all that art to be created. The ceilings has frescos designed by Michealangelo. there was also this incredible twisted arch. I think it was over someones tomb, I put the picture up. strolled some more around the square and Skeen enjoyed chasing the pigeons near the fountain. We walked down towards the main river near that side and checked out a castel saint Angelo near the river, fiume tevere. The next day we took the bus back again and strolled over and followed the map to see what sites we would be able to get to. We checked out the Piazza navona area. There were many artists selling paintings around the fountains and also musicains playing music. It was a lovely day. We picked up a stomboli at a little place and munched on it. We made our way to the Pantheon and then over towards the buzz aroun the piazza venezia and the capitoline hill and the ancient roman forum. We could see in the distance the coliseum down the road but we were past lunch time and our timing was way off and Skeen was pushing afternoon nap time. So reluctantly, we headed back to our bus stop. We stop along the way and picked up our most expensive and disappointing take away sandwiches near the Vatacin to take back with us. Then near the bus stop near our hotel we found a place we great take away.