Cernaia Suite Bed and Breakfast Rome

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Rome is an amusing background for pop culture, a role it has played for 25 centuries. Spectacles in the Colloseum included wild animals and exotic, though unwilling, people from all parts of Europe and Africa. Mussolini made culture a key part of his political agenda, striking deals to save treasures even as he fled for his life at the end of the war. Berlusconi has managed to balance the most stable ...

... recommended in an article that I had read at home- like Target but Italian design and quality was what it said, but we weren’t that impressed and decided that we would look elsewhere. We were pretty tired by this time and went back to the apartment for a siesta.

I had found a restaurant called Alfredo just up the street from us on the internet before I left home so we decided to go there for dinner as at least we knew it wasn’t a rip off. The ...

... a large part of the medieval period in Rome. We also heard a story about an architect master and his apprentice building an archway. The apprentice tried to make things faster for the master but he liked things the way they were before because of the time it took to let the mortar set before the next brick could be placed. After walking through the medieval streets we were able to head to a nearby plaza that was ...

... fasion together over here. You have very few locals walking the streets looking nothing but their absolute best. The men in suits, the womens in Boots. The one thing that defines you as a true Italian are your sunglasses, the bigger the better. Eveyone has them and if you don't you are a tourist. The styles range from classic to take over your entire face. The people are good looking and they know it. They would tell you to if you spoke Italian. Over all, an interesting group of people.

... road as I am sure you remember that I have found such insecurity in the Italian driving capabilities. Let me add that whether on a 4 lane highway or a two-laner with no shoulder on the edge of a cliff with nothing more than a piece a wood between you and your untimely death, the Italian driver is the sameL Having said that, when we arrived in Sorrento we realized we were in trouble. About 2 miles outside the city we began to see cars, buses ...

... there's not much point visiting another church. Massive marble sculptures adorned every wall, enough marble to fill a quarry the size of the Grand Canyon. In the middle is the high altar, standing over St Peter's grave. The Pope is the only priest allowed to serve from there. You certainly didn't need to be religious to appreciate the majesty of the place. The last day of our Rome stay was spent exploring the Appian Way, the ancient road leading out from Rome. On an open-top bus we ...

... Only one in the world is bigger (apparently) but that is hard to imagine - walking in is to remove a sense of perspective because the building is so large and cavernous. I snapped a couple of good shots of the light streaming in through the windows in a very devine way and then the most amazing thing happened! There was a floor cleaning machine that looked just like an ice-hockey rink ...

... one that came we somehow crammed in. It was so packed, I did not even have to hold on, I was not moving anywhere. It was gross, there were guys touching the butts, and caressing my waist...clearly using the "full tran" as an excuse. After a few stops, the tran started getting less crowded. It was the longest ride of my life...the smell of sweet oxygen after we got out was heaven sent. We all raced to the bathroom to was our hands and faces, then jumped...no, leaped! into bed.

... because I am referring to the typical angel hair pasta I am used to back in the states). We found a grocery store across the street that has fresh EVERYTHING. Today for lunch I had part of a baquette with brie cheese and a pear. Every meal seems to depend upon word of mouth...the minute someone finds a restaurant that is cheap and decent, a group of us is there the next night. Breakfast is provided by the hotel...it is amazing because the orange juice is the BEST ...

... too parsimonious to pay the 8000 lire required for the lift so we saved a dollar by climbing the stairs. We barely made it to the top. The stairway grew steeper and narrower the higher we climbed and by the time we reached the last flight we had to crouch to fit. Margaret almost had a panic attack due to the claustrophobic conditions and we were approaching death by the time we stumbled onto the roof. The view of the city from the cupola was stunning but spoiled somewhat by ...