Xmas in Rome Part 8

Family pic outside the Colosseum on the way to the Roman Forum

 

 Colosseum
 

Being a statue
 

Xmas in Rome Part 7

One night down at Piazza Navona this cool clown make me a flower... but I got all shy when it came to saying "Thanks" and started to cry!!!

 

Here I am holding the top part of the flower for him. 
 

Hand it over mate... 
 

 

Xmas in Rome Part 6

Vatican Day

Holding this dudes hand.. hahaha

 

Mum and I outside the Sistine Chapel part. 
 

Museum Walls 
 
 

Xmas in Rome Part 5

Colosseum day... 

View walking up the street

 

View inside...
 

Me and Dad
 

These 'Gladiators' are all over the place... trying to get you to get your picture taken with them and give them money... 
 

We were actually quite underwhelmed by this place. Audioguide was crap and the Colosseum in Nimes is 100x better... 

Xmas in Rome Part 4

This street is Via dei Condotti... full of designer shops... The place was NUTS... (Is just off the Spanish Steps) 

 

Mum and I on our street. 
 

This guy was sooooo cool!!
 

Pantheon
 

Xmas in Rome Part 3

We left Milan early on the 20th Dec and took our 1hr flight to Rome. Our appt was about 100m from the Spanish Steps. 

View from appt. 

 

First day down at the Spanish Steps.. (we pretty much went there every day) 

 

Spanish Steps again.... 
 

Me taking a pic of Dad taking a pic of me!!!
 

We spent the first afternoon just looking around some sights close to us.. Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Piazza Navona

Xmas in Rome Part 2

30  mins from Varese (where Doc and Barb live) was lago d'orta .. Was a beautiful place. 

Me and Dad

 

We island off San Giulio
 

Having a hot choc

 

San Giulio street
 

Xmas in Rome Part 1

Bags were packing and off we went to Rome on the 18th December. First part was to drive to Milan and stay with Doc and Barb (and Jackson and Alec) for a couple of nights, then it was a flight to Rome. 

We (Mum and Dad) stupidly decided to head to Milan 'the back way' and we got 2hrs into our trip and found the road was closed due to snow!!! so back we came, THEN we decided to take the RN (more of a back way) to Nice instead of the Autoroute, which was an extra 100km... Not sure still if that was a good idea or not, but what should have been a 5.5hr trip turned into 10+ hrs. This is what we discovered along the way!!

These photos were taken along the RN way to Nice. 

 

Beautiful wee lake.. 
 

Funny wee waterfall.. 

 

AAGP Xmas Party

We had the AAGP (English speaking group) Childrens Xmas Party Mid Dec... It was a HELL of a day as it bucketed down from about 10am onwards and only 25ish kids turned up in the end.. we usually have a good crowd of at least 60. 

I still had a good time. 

Here I am with Emily making Xmas cards

 

Hanging out by the food.... 
 

With my buddy Kim waiting for the man to start the stories.
 

Finally... My turn!! Thanks Santa
 

Xmas Family Pic

 

December fun at Emilys

Sorry the blog has been out of action for a while.. New computer and we are only just coming to grips with it. 

Here I am at Emily's having 'Pink Milk'. It's a special treat at her house. 

 

Sometimes we blow bubbles into it.. but Val tells us off!!
 

Mmmmm.. this is probably JUST after one of those telling off's!!!
 

Xmas is coming

With Xmas just around the corner, Mum took me into Aix to have a look at all the stuff they have set up.. I had a ball!!!



And our Tree is now up!!!! WOOHOO