Renate and I are back home safely in Kvinesdal, Norway after our long weekend vacation in Rome. We had the BEST time. Warm weather, delicious food, nice people and so much more. One of my favorite things about Rome was how easy it is to get around. All of the tourist attractions are easily within walking distance. I think we used the metro train one or two times because we were pressed for time.

So when we arrived at Kjevik Airport in Kristiansand our KLM flight to Amsterdam was cancelled.

In the meantime Renate and I remained “stress free” and hit the books.

“Fifty Femti”

Thankfully, KLM was nice enough to get us onto a SAS flight to Rome which connected through Copenhagen. I didn’t know coach seats could get any smaller, fly SAS and it is. Story of my life!

We got really lucky and made it to Rome only 1 hour after our previous scheduled time. Here’s a picture of the train we took from the airport in Rome to the city.

We took our first night in Rome nice and easy. Got unpacked at the hotel, went out for a nice walk and some real Italian pizza, and got to bed early so we could get a good start for our first day sight seeing.

Here’s a great local cafe we stopped at on our way to the Colosseum for some coffee and breakfast.

The Colosseum 80 A.D

Fora Romano

Roman Ruins

The Pantheon

The Vatican

Cannoli!

Random

That’s all I have for now. We were supposed to come home Monday but our flight was also cancelled on the way back from Rome. KLM was nice enough to pay for another night at a hotel and dinner. Can’t beat free!

Thank you Renate for the most amazing time together and the best Christmas present I’ve ever received.

I love you!