Backpacking Through Europe

Rome, Italy, Part 2

After spending most of the night making out they got up at eight and got dressed. They were both smiling brightly.
"What's on the schedule today?" Louis asked as they took the elevator to the breakfast room.

"Colosseum, The Roman Forum, Pantheon..." Harry started to ramble.

"Alright, alright. I'll just follow your lead." Louis laughed.

After an amazing Italian breakfast, they just walked around town for a while. Harry couldn't stop taking pictures of buildings.
"Give me that." Louis said.

"What?" Harry questioned.

"The camera. I don't think you have a single picture of yourself from this trip and twenty years from now you don't look at pictures of 51 different buildings. You wanna see how young and beautiful you were at eighteen." Louis grinned.

"Smooth, Tomlinson. Alright, take my picture." Harry giggled and handed over the camera.

"Show me those cute dimples." Louis said and Harry couldn't help but smile.

Louis took a bunch of pictures of him before he came to stand next to him and turned the camera on both of them.

They headed to Colosseum and bought tickets to enter. Harry had the camera glued to his face and snapped picture after picture.
"Hey, don't forget to take it all in with your eyes as well." Louis teased.

Harry giggled and put the camera down. He spun around slowly.
"How did they build this?"

"I have no fucking idea." Louis chuckled.

After they felt satisfied exploring the Colosseum they visited the Roman Forum to see where the center of Roman social, political, and religious life took place.
"I can't believe I'm getting to experience this. I mean, we read about it in history but seeing it is something totally different." Harry said excitedly and Louis had to give him a quick kiss.

"You're adorable when you're excited." He smiled and brushed his thumbs over Harry's cheekbones before he let go.

Harry just smiled at him and took Louis' hand as they continued their tour. They ate pizza al taglio for lunch, and agreed that one slice of pizza was both cheap and delicious.
"I'm never going to be able to eat pizza at home again." Louis complained.

"I'm sure you will, telling everyone how it's nothing like the pizza you had in Italy." Harry commented.

They went to see Pantheon after that. Harry was once again glued to his camera and snapped picture after picture of the ancient Roman temple.
They managed to squeeze in a bit of shopping before then headed back to the hotel to get ready for dinner.

They showered and got dressed after a sweaty day in the sun. They had sent most of their clothes to get washed since the hotel offered that service so he ended up in a t-shirt and shorts.

They had decided to try some pasta and Louis had googled restaurants while Harry showered. Nothing too fancy or expensive and definitely not a place that required a dress code.

They ordered some wine with their food and after trying one bite Louis didn't hold back.
"That's it! Screw Paris! I'm moving to Italy!"

"You can't have both? Just get filthy rich and you can divide your time between France, Italy, and England. You know, private Jet and all." Harry joked.

"Or hire an Italian and French chef and stay in England?" Louis suggested.

"That works too." Harry giggled.

"I don't need to get filthy rich. Just enough so I can go on vacation once in a while, get a house, a spouse, and a bunch of kids." Louis smiled while he slurped a straw of spaghetti into his mouth.

"That sounds like an achievable plan." Harry replied.

"I think so. Do you have an achievable plan?" Louis asked.

"House, spouse, kids." Harry smiled, showing off his dimples.

"Let me guess? Vacation once in a while?" Louis teased.

"Yep." Harry said.

They looked at each other and smiled. Those damn butterflies took possession of Harry's tummy again so he reached for his glass and drank some wine to drown them. It didn't work.

They stayed at the restaurant for a couple of hours, ordering Tiramisu for dessert and another glass of wine before they headed back to the hotel. They started to make out in the elevator and stumbled their way to their door. Louis managed to open it without breaking apart.

They made their way over to the bed and Louis lay on top of Harry. He buried his hands in Harry's hair while Harry snuck his hands under Louis' t-shirt so he could feel his soft skin.

They ended up helping each other get off and they were both out of breath when they came down from their highs.
"Perfect." Louis smiled and kissed Harry on the nose.

They cuddled for a moment before they got up to get clean. They brushed their teeth and went back to bed. They fell asleep after an eventful day.

They picked up their laundry from the front desk the next morning and ate breakfast. Harry had googled busses and tickets and at ten they headed out to take the bus to the Vatican city. They had booked a guided tour.

The tour guide greeted them at the office in the oldest neighborhood of the Vatican, Borgo Pio. Harry started to take pictures as soon as he got off the bus. After they had seen some of the charming shops of Borgo their tour guide walked them to St Peter's Square. Harry listened to every word the tour guide said.

They continued to the Vatican Museum and Harry looked at all the Roman and Greek statues. Louis looked at them too but mostly he just admired Harry.

When they walked into the Sistine Chapel he focused on Michelangelo's artwork though. Harry let out small, exciting gasps once in a while and Louis couldn't stop smiling. He was so damn cute!

They ended the tour at St. Peter's Basilica before they took the bus back to the center.
"That was amazing!" Harry said excitedly.

"Absolutely." Louis smiled and took Harry's hand. They just walked around for the rest of the day and ended up eating pasta again for dinner. They made an early night and spent the rest of the evening n their hotel room kissing.

They had one day left in Italy and the next morning they took a bus to Pompeii. They walked around the ruins of the ancient city preserved of volcano ashes from Mount Vesuvius' eruption in 79 AD.

When they got back after a very interesting day they checked out of the hotel and took a train to Zürich. They had experienced an intense couple of days in Italy that they both would remember for the rest of their lives. In Rome, they shared their first kiss.