Originally posted by: dullard
Originally posted by: KeypoX
Yeah just 2 days, dunno if i wanna spend a lot of time in museums, they take so long to go through. Just wanna sight see everything we can and eat of course lol.
I had 3 days in Rome, and it was just enough to see the main locations.
Get to the Colosseum area early. There you can see the Colosseum and the Roman forum. The forum closes at 5 pm which is why I said to get there early. But, you can always look at the forum from afar after 5 pm. From the Colosseum, you can walk to sights like the Parthenon and Trevi fountain. Although the Trevi fountain isn't really that much to look at. There are plenty of statues and fountains everywhere in Rome that are equally as impressive.
I really liked the catacombs, but they are a long trip away and take quite some time to go through. Be certain that they are open on the day you visit (like Museums, they aren't open every day).
The Vatican is an museum, that is worth going to if you have time. If you don't buy a tour guide (~$50 each), expect to be in line for 3 hours at least. The tour guide really helps make things more understandable there. The Sistein (horrible spelling I bet) chapel is certainly nice in the Vatican. The Vatican also has its own catacombs if you can't get to the others. If you don't have the time, just go to the back of the Vatican (it is open to the public, free, and no line). The back is the area that you see on TV where the Pope speaks. The best restaurant that I ate at in Rome was in that area just behind the city wall from the back of the Vatican. It was a hole in the wall and they don't speak English. But the food was authentic, cheap, and good.
Just about any church is worth going into. It takes just a few minutes and the archetecture is beautiful. Also the walls are likely to be lined with art.