Weekend in Rome

The best thing about being based over here is being able to get on a plane and be anywhere in Europe in two hours.  You can fly off to Prague or Istanbul or Barcelona for about $100.  Spent a great weekend in Rome eating pasta, pizza and gelato, taking in the Sistine Chapel, the Colessium and the ruins of Ostia Antiqa, Rome's ancient seaport.  Got lucky with the weather too:  mid-sixties and sunny.   Real springtime weather.