Arch of Constantine (Arco di Constantino) Rome

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That's right, it's a palindrome! It's one of the many symbolic "curiosities" we've come across in the past few days. I know it seems like an eternity since we last wrote, but I can't believe we've already been here four days and leave to go to our WWOOFING host tomorrow! The past few days we've seen …

Roma sau „orasul etern" este un loc incarcat de frumusete, contrast si viata. Este un oras eclectic: centrul mondial religios al Bisericii Catolice, fabuloasele ruine ale centrului Imperiului Roman si Roma moderna si neastamparata. Toate acestea trei par a fi in dezacord, insa convietuiesc intr-o deplina armonie. Veti observa ca Roma a fost …

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We arrived in Rome in the late afternoon/evening and checked into our hotel. We stayed at Legends Hostel, right near the train station. It was a great place, reasonably priced, and we had our own bathroom. They even accommodated us by bringing in two extra cots so all of our friends could …

We were told that Rome was the pickpocket capital of the world, but we had no idea it was this bad. There are scam artists, thieves and pickpockets EVERYWHERE. We really hadn't been concerned about our belongings in any of the other places we visited. Here, we're concerned everywhere we go. Luckily, nothing has been stolen from us - yet. But, there …

The day started off early this morning with a 6:30 a.m. wake up call. Everyone made it and was in great spirits for a big day in Rome


First we went to the Colloseum - it was incredible! Much larger than we had ever imagined. No matter how many pictures one has seem or have read about - it just …

Bismillahi ar-Rahman ar-Rahim

Moraleja inicial: si vas a usar un despertador, que no sea el del celular que te prestaron y nunca probaste porque si no lo escuchás, perdés el tren.

Resulta que salimos corriendo a tomar un taxi a las 8 am para ir a Roma y desayunamos en la estación Napoli Centrale porque como no llegamos al primer …

Today was probably the busiest day we've had on the tour so far! In the morning we met up with our local guide, Christina, to visit the Colosseum and Forum. Because of some complicated rules, Mihaela is not able to guide tours in Italy. It's apparently a two year certification process. The bus dropped us off just down the street from the Colosseum …

El día amaneció soleado por lo que aprovechamos con Osvaldo para ir al Coliseo. La construcción es sorprendente, un prodigio de la ingeniería romana, y te corre un escalofrío cuando ves las mazmorras y pensás que allí la gente peleaba y moría.


Al salir nos fuimos hacia el arco de Constantino y entramos en el foro romano. Recorrimos …

Moving south, our travels continued into the heart of the former Holy Roman Empire – Rome. Some cities have ruins in tiny little sectors, but here it's quite the opposite. Stepping off the metro and into the middle of ancient Rome, a massive marble mass otherwise known as the Coliseum greets the crowds. Finding our hotel a few hundred meters …

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You may have noticed I'm behind. I don't think I'm going to be able to catch-up this weekend. I've decided that instead of neglecting and slowly bringing you all up to speed, I'll just stash away the days I need to make-up and start with three bullet points about each day for now.

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... to get all the details of the rich history. I left the Coliseum and went into the roman Forum after viewing the Arch of Constantine. Again I took a tour through here and marvelled in the stories of what once was the centre of the world. Every Ruin from ...

... and get stitched up by medics. The fountain no longer exists unfortunately but next to where it used to be is the Arch of Constantine. Constantine is the one that banned the brutal games and so with it the coliseum went into disuse. She also told us how ...

... . From there we walked to see some of the other sights such as the Spanish Steps, the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, the Arch of Constantine, Palatine Hill, and the Roman Forum. All were awesome to finally be able to see in person. We officially spent all ...

... brilliant sunshine most of the time) and everything looked very pretty in the morning light. We then walked past the Arch of Constantine (it's amazing what they could build back then) through to the roman forum which is probably Bernie's favorite ...

... 'Oh my god. This is incredible.' We walked around it for a little bit, taking some photos of the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine. Before long, we were approached by a lady asking us if we wanted to do a tour of the Colosseum. The price was ...

... , we walk up the stairs to the upper floor, which yields a beautiful view of the forum area especially the Arch of Constantine. Arch of Constantine Then we walk leisurely down via s. gregorio to the Circus Maximus area, where they used to have ...

... years ago!!!  Right next to the Colesium we took a tour of the Ancient Roman Forum.  We saw the Arch of Constantine, "the oldest door", Palentine Hill, and many other ancient buildings.  It was fascinating to learn and see so much ...

... The arch of Titus was built in 70AD, celebrating the conquer of Jerusalem. Then in 312AD, only 2 centuries later, the arch of Constantine was built, celebrating the legal doctrine of Christianity as the state's religion. Then you hear about how the kings ...

... , skip and a jump to Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum. Between the Colosseum and Palatine Hill stands the Arch of Constantine, commemorating Constantine’s victory in the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312. Palatine Hill is one of the Seven Hills ...

... 2012.   We left the Colosseum and headed toward the Forum.  Along the way we rested in the shade of Arch of Constantine while listening to a marching band (a marching band playing outside the Colosseum…sure why not.)  Further ...