Our first day

Today was our first day in Rome! Our flight landed around 9:00AM - this was around 2:00 AM Chicago time, I think. We were very tired. We took a shuttle to the Atlante Garden Hotel, and checked in. Since our room wasn't ready we left our luggage and walked over to St. Peter's Basilica. It was so crowded. We were able to see the Pieta and walk around the church a bit. We then got a quick bite to eat and headed back to the hotel for a nap. When we woke up, we took the bus (#81) from Piazza Risorgimento to pick up our Papal Audience tickets. We walked past Trevi Fountain, took the requisite photos, and stopped for dinner at a place called Chianti. It was very nice. Afterwards, we walked to see the Spanish Steps before taking the bus back to our hotel for sleep!

Rachel and Grandma at Chianti restaurant