Rome Day 1

Hello to all from Rome
Our internet connection has been quite sketchy in our apartment so they gave us a mobile broadband set up and that does not work in the apartment either (the building we are in is from the 17th century and the walls are 18" thick). So, we are sitting at a tratorria in front of St Ignazio church in Piazza de Pietra having dinner. They are probably going to kick us out soon since I am on my computer at the dining table.
We arrived in Rome yesterday morning at 7:05 without getting any sleep on the airplane. We took the train to the termini train station and caught a cab to the apartment. Our driver's name was Benedict "like the Pope" and he was very friendly and liked teaching us new Italian words. The drivers are crazy here and half of them are on scooters. The drive on the sidewalks, the pedestrian only zones and anywhere they can get their scooters.
After getting into our apartment, which is not near as nice as the pictures, we took off sight seeing. First we went to the Pantheon which is only 1 block from the apartment. We bought paninni's and ate them on the steps of the Pantheon. There are people everywhere since they are playing the soccer finals tomorrow night between Manchester United and Barcelona here in Rome. The Spaniards are a crazy bunch!!!!
The Pantheon is beautiful inside and impressive on the outside. We will psot pictures very soon.
We still were not tired so we decided to walk to Trevi Fountain, which is AMAZING and there were so many people. Everyone taking pictures and throwing coins in the fountain. I can't imagine how crowded it must be here in the summer months. The water in the Trevi fountain is so blue and the carvings are really amazing.
Everywhere we walk, we see ruins and statues from 1000's of years ago. There are obelisks that the Romans stole from the Egyptians and brought to Rome. Every corner you turn there is some form of antiquity. It truly is the Eternal City.
We went back to the apartment and slept for 4 hours!!!! That felt so good!!
On to Piazza Navona! What a place. There are 3 fountains here and the church of St Agnes which holds her skull in one of the naves. The largest fountain is the Fountain of the 4 Rivers. The piazza is filled with cafes and entertainers until the wee hours of the night. We ate at Cafe Bernini while being serenaded by strolling musicians.
After dinner, we decided to go for a little stroll. 3 hours later we had been all the way across the Tiber to the Castel St Angelo and the Vatican. They were all lit up and absolutely beautiful!!! The Vatican is quite a spectacle at night. Pictures coming soon.
Back to the apartment to sleep and prepare for our Vatican tour in the morning!!