Wanderlust Wednesday.

It all started Sunday morning at 11:16 a.m. when I forwarded the following tweet to Bern:

@TravelDesigned: RT @ARoadRetraveled The area on top of the Vittoriano. 7Euros for the elevator ticket for best panoramic view of Rome http://twitpic.com/4gmmlm



{twitpic from link listed above}

Bern responded with:  "Can we have dinner inside the horse??"

I respond with:  "LOL! Seriously, I laughed out loud with that one. I thought it take you back and remind of our trip. And we will go inside that building next time we are there and the museum. ;)"

You see Bern and I have a little inside joke about having dinner "inside" the horse.  On our trip last November (2010) during our 5-days in Rome Bern informed during his "history lesson" from our bus tour that they had dinner in the horse.  And I was like "no way, your full of it" and you know how the rest of the conversation went.  Click here for the history of the monument.  Part of the joke is that we "would" really like to have dinner in the horse "just to say we actually did it".  Peanut butter sandwiches and water would be sufficient.  It just has to be dinner, nothing spectacular, it would be nostalgic for us.  And yes, quirky too.

The interesting part of our trip is that we never went inside or on top.  Honestly, we didn't have a clue that there was this phenomenal view of Rome from the top or that we could even go up there.  Don't worry it's been added to our list, in addition to finding out if we can have dinner in the horse.  We already know that you can't really have dinner in the horse but, if in any way, shape or form its possible we will be doing it next time we are in Rome.  Also, we will be going to the museum that is housed as well in the monument.

Alright, the really funny part about this Vittoriano Monument is that we went by it every day at least twice.  Yes, twice.  Our bus stop right next to it.  I leaned up against the marble wall waiting for our bus.  Too funny, I know and we had no idea we could on the roof.  Unfortunately, I don't think I read my guide books as clearly as I needed to for this particular monument.  But, with all due respect we couldn't fit everything in AND there are places we want to go back to and see again, for sure.  Rome was an absolutely fabulous city to visit and we are looking forward to going back one day soon.  Italy was divine and we both loved  it.

Bern and I did however take photos of the monument and of us on a very cold day in Rome.  Well, we were cold anyway being from Arizona.  So let's visit the "outside" of the Vittoriano Monument.

You'll notice from the street level there is no way whatsoever to see that there is a viewing deck or people up there.  Honestly, we had no clue.  Bern and I definitely wish we would have known...next time.

Here's the horse that "we" will one day have dinner in.

I enjoyed our trip to the Vittoriano Monument in Rome today.  I hope you did too.  Until next time.