Fiumicino
Travel Blogs from Fiumicino, Italy
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Leaving Rome and the EU
I get up just before sunrise for a walk to two places I wanted to visit, Piazza Del Populo and Piazza Navonna, not far away. I walk over the bridge near our place and the Piazza del Populo is right there. Very large circular square? ...
That's a big plane.. It's a MAMMOTH
... . We arrived in Rome and got a stamp in our passport, then took a cab to our hotel. I booked at Al Porticciolo in Fiumicino. The looks of the outside were somewhat discouraging, but inside was amazing! Colorful rooms, great decor, and amazing bathrooms! I ...
Fiumicino Airport
We had both set our alarms for 7:30 so we would have enough time for breakfast, the dreaded bag packing, and making our way to the airport. It all went pretty smoothly and we arrived around a couple of hours before our 13:45 flight and joined the usual ...
The Italian job done, pt 1
... from the pedestrians vie w, this wasn't something I really wanted to experience first hand, so we headed for the port town of Fiumicino, which for a town which hosts a major airport was really nice, we piled into the van for a free stop one last time and ...
Wild ride from Airport to Hotel
... at the Hotel Club Isola Sacra http://www.hotelclubisolasacra.it This 3 star Hotel is located in a very quite part of Fiumicino.The surroundings are characterized by the archaeological area of "Ostia Antica".I had a beautiful view of the sunset from my ...
Addio l'itallia. Alla prossima
About one hour train using Leonardo da Vinci Express from Roma Termini to Fiumicino Airport, a smooth ride. At the airport, those departing at T5 will have to go back outside the terminal to take a shuttle bus to T5 (Delta, Continental and I guess all ...
Me e le mie vacanze italiane.
Just a gallery of my pictures posing before famous landmarks of Italy. Notice how I transitioned with my dressing getting Italianized. Cool for me. ...
Rome
We arrived in Fiumicino, which is the port area of Rome. After a few hours of confused conversation with the port authorities, we managed to stay the night tied to a commercial wharf. Ali and I left Pete with the stress of having to find a place to ...
And the flight begins
Our flight was at 8pm Monday night. The way to Fiumicino Airport was reasonably simple but nothing is simple when you have a 30pound bag on your back, a purse and a school bag. We took the metro in Rome to the train station and then hopped on a train from ...
Permesso
Permesso and sorry for the vacation on the jounral entries! Well, last week for all who were anware, we were in Rome. We arrived in the pouring rain, but had to keep our schedule and continue on in the cold and wet weather anyway. The first day we ...
Nad morzem
... ;knie położony hotel, z tarasem na morze. Problemem okazał się natomiast dojazd. O ile do lotniska w Fiumicino dostaliśmy się bez problemu - jest świetnie połączone z Rzymem, to dotarcie z ...
Connecting flight
The night flight to Rome Fiumicino Airport was much better as we had no screaming kid but it wasn't without an episode. While Julie disappeared to the rear of the plane to check out the duty free specials I was waiting in line for the toilet. An old ...
Perchè la Cina?
Perché un viaggio in Cina?. Siamo sempre stati attirati dalla sua aria di mistero; chiunque visiti questo paese non può che restare colpito dallo splendore delle sue attrattive naturali, storiche, architettoniche. Forse più di altri paesi al mondo, la ...
Passing the time
... at 9:30 a.m. we were unable to get on the buses and transfer to Florence until 4:30 p.m. Knowing we did not want to spend that time in the airport we took a cap over to Fiumicino. We enjoyed and beautiful afternoon on the Mediterranean coast. ...
The Party is over at least for a while!
... was priceless. My favorites? Corsica, the scent of the island is unbelievable, and as during my last visit to Italy, Sienna and Vernazza. Downside? Hey there will be bumps in the road if you stay home! Don't stay home, ...
Beautiful spot on the beach
... more from either Boston (not likely) or just when I get back to Anchorage. Interesting that with the G8 meeting in Italy, the only place where I actually have seen flags of the participating countries has been in Sorrento. Have had a great trip...finally ...
Departing Italy - Alps fly over
On the way out, I got a good view of the Alps. May need to take a trip and explore ...
Fiumicino...
Donald and I land in Fiumicino, Italy (40 or so miles West of Rome). We had a pretty rough flight - I think mainly because we were just so excited about everything that has happened to us and what is about to happen! Don didn't sleep at all ...
Exploring the City
We bought a bus pass for the day and headed out to explore the many amazing sites in Rome. We first went to an old church that was featured in my second favorite movie with Audrey Hepburn. Roman Holiday was filmed entirely in Rome. There is a famous ...
Perché, Alitalia?
Touched down in Fiumicino. Lost a few things along the way, though: 1) My sense of time. 2) The feeling in my legs. 3) My luggage Alitalia said our stuff was still in Atlanta. Or Amsterdam. Somewhere - anywhere - but not in Italy. Lesson in humility ...
The milk run home to Edmonton
We were up very early to get to the airport around 6 am as I recall . Goofed up and got the taxi to drop us at the wrong terminal.. so got a chance to wake up walking to the right one. No prob. Time for a cappuccino and cornetto. ...
Blue Mesa World Tour 2009 winds down
We got off the ship this am. Took a train into Rome and another to Fiumicino (near the airport). We leave in the morning for London then a direct flight to Colorado. It has been a long adventure. I lost count on the cities and ...
It must kill you that black people are free...
... of the blog title, before you freak out. Headed Home So here we are, my last and final travel blog for our trip to Italy. Although today was just a travel day for us, it was not short on excitement or events to keep us entertained for one final ...
Finally arrived in Italy
... a quick blurp..I promise I will write more when I get to Florence! We just arrived in Rome and decided instead of sitting in the Fiumicino airport we decided we would pay a small fare and head to the small, costal town of Fiumicino. Best idea ever! 6 euro ...
Siamo Arrivati
Dopo il volo di 8 ore, siamo atterati a fiumicino. E dopo un altra ora e mezza sono arrivate anch le valige! Delle coses non cambiano mai. Poi una volta usciti, ci aspettava una sorpresina, Gianni, Veronica e zio Enzo. Poi sempre come normale, un'altra ...
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