Rome, Italy Travel Blogs

Romantic Rome
Feb 10, 2007 (56 photos)

... the fact that it was February, making fresh ingredients at a premium, everything still tasted fresh and flavorful. Another interesting Rome fact: Most of the fountains spew potable water. Unless otherwise marked the water is safe to drink and it seems ...

Layover in Rome...
Jul 5, 2008

... make it to the ferry JUST in time but get to the airport with plenty of time to spare before our flight. We get into Rome and run into the two Australians from Carpe Diem a few nights before.  We check into our hotel and relax over dinner before ...

The Wheels on the Bus II
Jun 14, 2007 (3 photos)

... - Janet - asked to sit beside me. She was also tentatively traveling solo today, her husband attending a conference in Rome. We formed a partnership for the purposes of finding lunch and exploring beyond the bus and first stop was the Spanish Steps. ...

Roma day 2
Aug 4, 2007 (13 photos)

... front of you.  It is a real shame that they haven't preserved it as well as some of the other old buildings in Rome, I think it would have been awesome if they had.  Ah well, it still does look pretty awesome from the outside.  We started ...

The Eternal City.
Apr 25, 2006 (32 photos)

... one of those classic big cities you just have to go see at least once in your lifetime. If I should sum up Rome after our short visit; Incredibly beautiful. Full of stunning architecture, historical buildings and monuments. Very expensive (we managed to ...

la dolce vita - Rome in a day
Oct 27, 2007 (80 photos)

... don't have the time to do the city justice. Grab some lunch and then we need to head back to the station and Rome.   Short wait for a train and in maybe twenty minutes we are standing beside Circus Maximus. It is impossible to describe how it ...

Too hot to think of witty titles at the moment
Jun 12, 2007 (2 photos)

... Tuscan villages to Chiusi where it met a train. But it was not fast and it was very annoying having watched the Rome Direct buses leave Siena station. Why did the bus people not volunteer this information yesterday when we asked THEM about travel to ...

Rhum
Aug 1, 2007

... pas coucher dehors. Absolument toutes les auberges etaient full! (anglais sort de ce corps!) Deambulant dans les rues de Rome tel un vagabon, je regardais quel buisson ferait le meilleur abris quand surgit Wong le chinois furtif! Wong m offrit comme ...

Finally arrived!
Mar 17, 2006 (19 photos)

... , the mouth of truth, Trastavere, etc etc, stopping occasionally for an espresso, a slice of pizza, or gelati. I decided that ROme would be the perfect place to learn the Italian language. However,my aspirations were quickly put to rest after making a few ...

"Sticky Fingers"
Jun 13, 2007 (4 photos)

... -in and scrambled eggs courtesy of Roberto's supplies. With map and guidebook in hand, we then headed out into the Rome traffic - a skill yet to be mastered. With traffic that ignores zebra crossings and a severe shortage of traffic lights, crossings ...

"Deja Vu"
Jun 15, 2007

After weeks of entries filled with news, Rome is seeming a bit ho-hum. Reached the stage of "ho-hum another basilica with ancient frescos" and "not another ruin..." Not motivated to take photos of yet another marble masterpiece and the glimpses of human ...

Museumus Giganticious
Sep 4, 2007 (34 photos)

· Rome, Italy · GMT +1:00 hour Rome. If you want to And so onto the Italian capital. Just like Pisa I doubt this place needs much of an introduction. Pretty much everyone knows it's a place with 2,700 years of history and the place where modern ...

Rome
Feb 16, 2007 (33 photos)

... lights as Janis Joplin and Stevie Wonder - who I doubt appreciated the fine views out our bedroom window onto the alley. But Rome is truly a wonderful place.  So much going on all the time.  We are just a few blocks from the Vatican.  A ...

"Faith"
Jun 16, 2007 (7 photos)

... and larger mausoleums of weathier Romans were still very evident along with tiles serving as headstones. The return trip to Rome should have been straightforward except that today was Gay Pride March Day - or the Italian equivalent thereof. One large ...

All roads lead to Rome
Jul 27, 2008 (34 photos)

... one night. It was great to have met her and I sure we'll run into each other in the near future.   Back to Rome. As usual we booked a walking tour of the city to get a better idea of the city and Roman empires history which took us through all the ...

Roma Aeterna
Jul 13, 2008 (39 photos)

... dissapointment and takes the time to appreciate them, one realizes how amazing they actually are). What coumpounds matters is that Rome is absolutely overrun with tourists, and in the hot hours of July days one meets relatively few veritable Romans. We've ...

Back to the mainland - This time ITALY!
Sep 8, 2005 (23 photos)

... in Rome, to get here we had to get on a few light plates from santorini to athens, then athens to rome. Had so much turbulence coming into Italy - twas good! haha :o) Well, not the best start to Italy. The hostel we checked into was so dodgy. Has 6 ...

Roma
Nov 10, 2007 (22 photos)

... , visiting Rome is like taking European history 101.    I also noticed the massive number of scooters here in Italy.  From my observation, it seems like there are more female riders than the males.  They wear knee high boots with big ...

Singapore to Rome via bloody Heathrow
Oct 22, 2007 (36 photos)

... seat and a good one too!  AOK.  We also had to show our cruise documents as we need to show a departure from Italy and had no onward flights.  No problems with the 25kg bag (2nd Qantas Club test) and the bags were checked right through to ...

Roma day 3 and the last full day :(
Aug 6, 2007 (7 photos)

... , drinking beers and watching the sun set, fabbo. I knew that tomorrow would be a tiring day, having a few hours to hang around Rome before the train for Ancona, and the others had to get up early for their flight, so we didn't have a really late one. ( ...

Sistine Chapel - or not
May 20, 2006 (10 photos)

... Sistine chapel and having accomplished the basilica in two hours,we still had the better part of the day to further explore Rome. We walked some kilometres across the river and through the bohemian section of Rome to Piazza Navrona and the Pantheon, both ...

Off to Roma!!
Aug 3, 2007 (10 photos)

... 10 metres away from me when I was checking out at the campsite. Managed to purchase my train ticket at the station, then it was off to Rome, an ok journey, and I was sat near a small child who was learning how to speak, so I tried to pick up on a bit of ...

Beware the Italian discotheque
Apr 4, 2004 (3 photos)

... her bag and didnt manage to get anything. Mental note, shrieking seems to work. Everyone knows that, if they want to return to Rome, you have to throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain, or you want to kiss an Italian man (or woman)- throw two! But be ...

Rome in a Day
May 6, 2004

... -treating Boudicca and ravaging our country leaving nothing but civilisation, mosaics and straight roads. Unfortunately for the Romans and Rome they thenselves were later to fall foul of the barbarian hordes and all they brought were golden arches. As we ...

In Rome and the Sun in shining!!
Sep 11, 2005 (20 photos)

... and so forth is because Julias Ceaser had an Affair with Cleopatra the Egyptian Queen), therefor the interest in egypt thoughout Rome. they all seem pretty popular with the pidgeons though !haha. Stumbled up on tthe castle of Angelo, which was pretty ...

Roaming around Roma..
Apr 18, 2008 (12 photos)

... swing..   So we headed for the Victor Emmanuel Monument which was built to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the unification of Italy, and also housed the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This building is also known as the 'wedding cake' as it's made ...

Extraordinary Rome
Jul 19, 2006 (20 photos)

... . It was hot. I waited about an hour to climb to the roof of St Basilica's, which afforded me an amazing view of all of Rome. I paid 4 euro to climb the 540 stairs. You have the option to pay 7 euro if you get a lift to the 240th step. Once I'd done ...

Tous les chemins menent a Rome!
Aug 3, 2007

J ai finalement trouve une auberge mais elle est a 45min de Rome. Par contre je suis literalement SUR la plage! Enfin presque... L'auberge est une ancienne ecole. C'est immense et tres beau. J'ai vu sur la mer! J'ai passe ma journee d'hier a me baigner ...

Burnt out in Rome
Aug 6, 2004 (8 photos)

... it was two elementary school teachers from Anapolis), I got a fill-sized bed to sleep on too. Rome is great. Probably my favorite city in Italy. Florence was cool for awhile, but art museums and bars and clubs packed with American students gets old ...

"Siren"
Jun 18, 2007

... are no shoes of my size in Rome. What a depressing scenario! Rob headed off to explore the Forum more closely and we ate out for our last night in Italy. Off to enjoy the hospitality of Cathay Pacific early tomorrow morning... "Sirens" - Roxy Music