We made it to Barcelona 9 hours later and 3 quick stops along the way. We were starving so after we checked in we asked for the closest place that was serving dinner. Dinner doesn't usually start until 7:30 pm. The waitress saw "easy prey" and recommended the house specialty that serves 2 for Jason and I. After gobbling up all the bread we were shocked when the meal arrived. 
I have never seen so much seafood on a plate before. I'm not much of a seafood person other than shrimp and sometimes crab. However, when I am hungry I am willing to try anything. It was delicious and they had some good garlic butter to dip it all in. 
We went back to the hotel - full and tired. It comes to our attention that the heating was not working properly and we had a very cold night! We got up and ate breakfast and it was even colder in the restaurant. So we hopped in the car and turned up the heating to full blast. We almost didn't make it out of the hotel parking garage in the basement of the hotel. It was so narrow that we almost got wedged when making the turn. We didn't do any sightseeing while in Barcelona. We are going to try and do that another time.
At last we made it to the ship - Norwegian Jade. We got checked in early right before their computer system went down! The sun was shining but it was cold!
I couldn't forget the mandatory life jacket drill!
We had one rough day at sea before we arrived in Rome. We couldn't wait to get off the boat. It was pouring and never really stopped but we made the best of it. We did something a bit different this time. Instead of booking the excursion thru NCL, we went with an independent agency. It was great and I highly recommend it. We got off the ship right at 8:00 am and our driver (guide) was waiting for us. It was just us in a van and we flew to Rome! The driving is crazy. It was different but perfect for a rainy day. He would talk and then we would stop and get some pictures and we were off to the next place.
One of our first stops was the Pantheon.
We made it to one the 7 (I think) Hills of Rome but I have no idea which one this was.
Between the rain and fog, we couldn't see very far but some things did stand out.
Trevi Fountain sure is a beautiful fountain. I can remember throwing a coin into the fountain and I returned 22 years later.
It wasn't too crowded.
Jason telling Lucas some story - Lucas has that grin.
We grabbed a quick pizza and ate in the van. The kids said it was the best but I didn't care for it. It just didn't have much taste. We then went to the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel. We met up with a guide provided by the agency and got a wonderful 2 hour guide thru the museum and chapel. The Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Cathedral is just one of those places everyone needs to see in person.
Next stop was the Colosseum. The following picture was an expensive picture. Nothing is for free!
Then on to the Roman Forum.
It was amazing how much we got to see in a day. I'll be back tomorrow with our next stop in Naples and our visit to Pompeii.
I couldn't forget the mandatory life jacket drill!We had one rough day at sea before we arrived in Rome. We couldn't wait to get off the boat. It was pouring and never really stopped but we made the best of it. We did something a bit different this time. Instead of booking the excursion thru NCL, we went with an independent agency. It was great and I highly recommend it. We got off the ship right at 8:00 am and our driver (guide) was waiting for us. It was just us in a van and we flew to Rome! The driving is crazy. It was different but perfect for a rainy day. He would talk and then we would stop and get some pictures and we were off to the next place.One of our first stops was the Pantheon.
We made it to one the 7 (I think) Hills of Rome but I have no idea which one this was.
Between the rain and fog, we couldn't see very far but some things did stand out.
Trevi Fountain sure is a beautiful fountain. I can remember throwing a coin into the fountain and I returned 22 years later. 
It wasn't too crowded.
Jason telling Lucas some story - Lucas has that grin.
We grabbed a quick pizza and ate in the van. The kids said it was the best but I didn't care for it. It just didn't have much taste. We then went to the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel. We met up with a guide provided by the agency and got a wonderful 2 hour guide thru the museum and chapel. The Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Cathedral is just one of those places everyone needs to see in person.
Next stop was the Colosseum. The following picture was an expensive picture. Nothing is for free!
Then on to the Roman Forum.
It was amazing how much we got to see in a day. I'll be back tomorrow with our next stop in Naples and our visit to Pompeii.
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