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I've been on a trip to Rome last week, and it was great. The city is ancient, with lots of old (and some new) buildings to see; the weather was great (at least on the final two days)..

The first day was a bit rainy, but it cleared up in the afternoon. We went to see the Vatican first, as we were expecting it to be very busy during the weekend.

After seeing the line for the Vatican museums, we gave up and went to the nearby Castel Sant'Angelo, which gives a wide view of the city, and which has an interesting history.

The next day we went to the Bioparco Roma, through the beautiful Villa Borghese.

On Saturday we went to the "ancient" part of Rome: The Colosseum, Forum Romanum, and the Circus Maximus. These bits of the city really gave me a sense of how ancient the city really is. Realizing that the (ruins of) buildings are more than 2000 years old makes it even more impressive, as it's easy to forget how technologically advanced the ancient Romans really were.

We spent Sunday (our last full day) walking around the city, to the the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, and the Piaza Navona, trying to stay out of the sun.

More pictures of day 1, day 2, day 3, and day 4 are available.