Martina House
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Roma, tempo ótimo
Pantheon, Fontana de Trevi, Vaticano, Piazza di Spagna, etc.
Tiramos um dia para ir ver Pompéia.
Vatican in under 2 hours
... get in. It took 150 years to build St Peter's, and Michelangelo only came onto the scene at a time when he was 72 to contribute his wisdom. I'm not sure where in the 150 years he fits in and whether he saw St Peter's completed. It is apparently the 2nd largest basilica in the world, would you believe that the largest is on the Ivory Coast of Africa? I'm sure its not as richly decorated as St Peter's though! We have popped our heads into a few basilicas ...
In The Summertime
... son Titus eight years later. Over the next fifteen years or so, Vespasian's other son Domitian further modified the design. Now while the whole Colosseum was about the size I expected, the arena itself was not. I always pictured it to be roughly the size of footy oval, but it was a lot smaller, only about half the size of a standard oval. It would make a perfect ground for the under eights to play on, but a good footy player could kick a goal from full back, it would sure make for a ...
Last night in Rome
... when I switched to the Barberini line it was a clean, new train with TV in each carriage.
The parkland around the Villa Borghese is quite beautiful. I had seen some photos of a small temple and a lake, but when I arrived at the actual site, it seems a bit contrived, with fiberglass boats and a very artificial lake.
On the way down through the Piazza Di Popolo I stopped at a ...
L'Ultimo Giorno A Roma
Got up early and walked to our little supermercato just past Piazzo del Popolo and got the makings for a nice spaghetti lunch. It was already pretty hot this morning... not a good omen for the rest of the day. I stopped into three different churches on the way, all on Via Del Corso. Incredible beauty and antiquity. Homage to saints and angels, Jesus and Mary. Stunning 15th and 16th century oil paintings on the walls with ...
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TravelPod Member ReviewsMartina House Rome
Great place to stay, behind via Veneto, two squares from USA embassy, good furniture, nice building. You must arrive before 9 pm.
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