Piazza di Trevi Rome

After nearly a week in Greece, I was off to Rome, the other capitol of the ancient world. At first, Rome didn't strike me as did Athens, but then again I arrived at night so the sights were still hidden. The next morning, however, Rome's glory came into full view, and man was it overwhelming. In an attempt to avoid repeating myself, Ill annotate …

We went to Pompeii today. It's incredible. We got a guided tour of Pompeii. It was very interesting. Pompeii is a ruined and partially buried Roman town-city. It was buried in ash following the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. We got a good feel of the town - it felt just like a "real" town. We thought it was truly …

Italy - my favourite Country so far.
The food was the highlight. That is actually saying quite a bit - the history nerd inside of me placing food above visiting three-thousand years of history - yeah, that's saying something.
The first night we went to grab a quick bite when we got there. Spaghetti seemed like a safe route to go, it turned …

After all the tours I went on during the previous days there were still a few sites in Rome I wanted to see and a whole day to myself to see them. The main sites I still wanted to see were Il Vittoriano, the Pantheon, and Trevi Fountain. I started the day by walking the long distance from my hotel to Il Vittoriano at the center of Rome. Il …

Being an international route, our journey to Rome consisted of many changes. On our first train we did not have reserved seats so we had to change several times. We took a train from Nice to the French-Italian border, then from there we went to Genoa and then onto Rome. We had a short lay over in Genova where we saw a huge monument for Christopher …

So this was my first time in Rome!
I always wanted to see it, but not as bad as Florence. Don't get me wrong, it was still pretty good.

My hubby had been to Rome before, and his comments were always that it's nice but a tourist trap! Generally the Romans are rude, everything is expensive, the traffic can be horrific, hotels are …

Monday, April 29th 2013

It's hard to believe we are in Rome. And when in Rome...

So here we are, all eight of us: Roger, France, Lucie, Élisa, grand-maman Laure, Félix, Sébastien and myself. We're a happy family and we're all keen on exploring Rome. So we get the "hop on, hop off bus tour" tickets to get to know the city a little …

And so we get to Rome. The name just oozes rich history, architecture and amazing food. The capital of arguably the greatest empire of all time Rome was the centre of the world for hundreds and hundreds of years. Another amazing city we have gotten the privilege to spend time in. The fourth largest city in Europe it has a population of 3.7million …

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Although Rome and Venice were part of the same trip, I decided each city deserved it's own blog post because they are both such different cities, but equally amazing. My trip all together for Italy was from October 25th-30th. The 25th and 26th were spent in Venice, the 27th and 28th in Rome, and then back in Venice for the 29th and …

After a terrible nights sleep on the floor of Barcelona Airport I only managed to get about 1 1/2 hours sleep, around 4:30 I had my passport and boarding passed checked then made my way through security gates and then into the waiting lounge. After waiting about 25 minutes the screen came up with the gate number and everyone ran to get in line, the …

... bus sightseeing tour. Wow.Wow.I was amazed.Every piazza,every builiding was magnificent.Had it's own story.We had a pause at Piazza di Trevi.How could anyone think of fountain like this?WOW! Of course i threw a coin there,after spending few hours in ...

... these last few days. We have done a free walking tour with a guide from the Spanish Steps to Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon and Piazza Navona. Also the Medici House where we explored the grounds and gardens. We bought the 'Roma Pass' ...

... of us and it was delicious. (Way to go Qing) Next, We took the A line to Barberini so we could stop by Piazza di Trevi. After a couple blocks we stumbled through what looked like an alley FILLED with people and it opened up to one of the coolest sites ...

... hostels each night. One of my favorite cities. Saint Peters basailica The Pantheon Spanish Steps Piazza Del Poplo Piazza Di Trevi Vatican Museum The Borghese Gallery and basically everything in between. i spent everyday there running / ...

... lá grande coisa (exceto a do Ninny. É uma delícia, mas é uma facadinha). Também comemos um sorvete delicioso na Piazza di Trevi! De limoncelo (não recomendo, não agradou muito), de frutti bosco (Frutas de bosque) e de cioccolato. O último é ...

... operator! Anyway, we took the bus to near the Spanish Steps/Trevi Fountain and took the short walk to the Piazza di Trevi. Surprise! Yet another amazing sight in Rome. But so so crowded, and I was only able to get a couple of iPhone pics due to the ...

... ended at the Trevi Fountain - which we discovered is just around the corner from our hotel! We decide to return to the crowded Piazza di Trevi when it's less crowded. I was very keen to visit the Colosseum - but not to walk there. Our feet are quite ...

... , switched gears and decided to move on towards the ristorante we found the day before. We guessed at the street of the piazza di Trevi and walked right to it. We stopped, picked some seats outside and had a fabulous breakfast. I wanted eggs which are ...