Rome
Travel Blogs from Rome, Italy
Gelati and Touristy Things
So I arrived in Rome. The train station, Roma Termini, is so huge its like a mall! Wait, it is a mall. There is tons of shopping, kiosk vendors and even a supermarket. The hostel, Freedom Traveller, was kinda dodgy. I found the staff a little cold and I ...
Wrapping up Europe
... sneaky culprit? I was a little stressed my last few days in Europe but I finally got my package mailed home after searching Rome for a box. Post Italia disappointed again by not having any boxes and no gift shop would help either. Just as I was about ...
Big Business
I woke up on Halloween morning and took a grumpy Calen for breakfast. We drank coffee and ate croisanttes. Then I went to a fruit and vegetable market to buy persimmons and a banana. I couldn't believe how cheap it was! And it was tasty too. We all ...
The Roma Gang
... in the Italian post is dwindling. I will try again today. I don't have much time left as I have finally booked my ticket out of Rome. This time next week, I will be in Malaysia or Thailand! I am not sure of much as I don't even have a guidebook yet. I ...
Silence in the Sistine...SILENCE!!
... a piece of ceiling missing on the Flood and Drunkeness of Noah panels and it seemed strangely incomplete. We left and wandered around Rome trying to find our way back to the hostel when I started getting anxious. I talked the girls into jumping on ...
Battle of the Titans
... up. Yesterday I met up with a guy from Couchsurfing named Augusto. Thus far, he seems pretty awesome. He's a graphic designer and lives in Rome, but has been working and travelling a lot. Now, I've been wanting to go to a beach ever since I got to ...
Arrival in Rome
... definitely not worth it and, if I can help it, I will not be travelling with that company again. Phew. Okay, so now I'm in Rome and, after waiting to check in (passing the time by surfing the 'net and having pizza), I am really excited to wrap this ...
Summary
... to enjoy themselves. Amazing football and Spanish parks filled with harmonious music will be sure to draw me back one day. Italy is filled with intricate and awe inspiring eye candy. The pizza and gelati are deliciously different here than anywhere I ...
Toga! Toga! Toga!
... were wondering about whether or not to go. We ended up grabbing some supper at a Chinese restaurant (yes, I ate Chinese food in Italy, but she'd been here for weeks now and was a little tired of Italian food) and basically getting totally pumped for the ...
TGIF
... Friday! Not that it matters but I remember when I was in the real world how great Fridays were. So its almost day three. It's BOUND to get better. I just heard there are earthquakes here in Italy. Sooooo I guess I wont be going south. More news ...
A Warm Pink Glow
One would presume that if one was sunbathing nude and rotating at regular intervals (similar to rotisserie chicken), one would have even coverage, even if said coverage is pink. One would be incorrect. Instead Justen has now earned the title of ...
Acting Immortal in the Eternal City
... really much), Rome is an amazing city. I can't wait to see what Florence looks like! Although I am having a great time in Italy, I miss everyone a lot. Please e-mail me and let me know how everything in your life is going. I will have pictures to send ...
Walking tour of Roman Architecture
... before catching my first Roma bus experience. Met a French Canadian who had us entranced with tales of her experiences in the southern Italy earthquakes a few days prior. All in all a very nice relaxing day full of smiles and laughter. I would be oh so ...
Sister, Sister ... didn't know how much I missed y
... final morning Ali (Jenny's other roomie) whisked me out of the building in the nick of time before the manager showed up. In Italy there is a law where, in the kind of place where they're staying, you can't have overnight guests for fear of terrorism. ...
Vaticannot enter
Short day because we woke up at 3pm.... We basically sprinted to the Vatican but the Sistine Chapel was closed this day so we only saw the Basilica . A little disappointed, we trudged off to the Pantheon and waited in a long line for a mass to ...
Last Day in Roma
... tiny streets of Roma. We are going to hang out here at the hostel for a few hours and head to the train station. I love Italy and I am kind of sad to go. But I also miss my friends and family. Stay tuned for my first blog of London tomorrow ...
Home of the Mummies Boys
... the complete arse of the entire public attendance. Hey ho. Pictures will soon follow. Jimbo p.s intersting findings so far of Rome. 1 - Bars ALL do pizza. Like SPAM with monty python. 2 - The Green Man at pedestrian crossings doesn't actually ...
Roma, Giorno Uno
... heavy glass counter informed us "little spicy," not a problem we figured.....we can handle it. "Little spicy" in Italy, or at least at this pizzaria in Rome means, "hope you purchased the large bottle of still water, and not the small one" (we of course ...
Rome: the good, the bad, and the ugly
... walking around Florence crying--it was lovely. The good: After reading all that you might think that I had a terrible time in Rome, but I didn't. Just a somewhat stressful time. The sights to see are unparalelled probably anywhere in the world. I was in ...
So the Free Travel Begins
... feel like 36 hours!!! We saw Rome on Thursday! It was AMAZING!! I wish we could have stayed for a week! i loved it! So far Italy is quite a bit better than Greece,,,,but that is probably because it is just Cleaner. We saw as much as we could then went ...
Colosseum, Roman Forum Here We Come!!
... pay and take the lift. We are the only ones in the lift. We ascend and get the most spectacular vantage point of ROME. We can see the whole city and it is breathtaking to see the lay out. We can see the Vatican...WOW!! There ...
When In Rome...
ROME, ITALY (June 7-11, 2008) Rome was without a doubt one of our favorite places, and in my opinion, one of the greatest cities that combines a fantastic culture, breathtaking art and architecture, ancient ruins, and magical cuisine. Perhaps we ...
Finally here!
... Dont ask me how, but somehow it all worked out. I ended up spending the night at a Bed and Breakfast on the outskirts of Rome. A little further from the city center than I had hoped but I am by no means complaining. I had the whole apartment to myself ...
Caffe Sant' Eustachio in Rome, Italy
... much smaller than un caffe, a coffee, or more specifically, an espresso, to us Americans, at the Caffé Sant' Eustachio in Rome, Italy. I had the chance to visit the Caffe Sant' Eustachio recently while in Rome, joined by my good friend Brendon, a ...
The Sistine Chapel
... the Sistine Chapel. We have to walk through a long gallery (The Gallery of Maps), which holds large topographical maps of Italy. The Gallery of Maps The ceiling looks golden and has beautiful paintings. Even though it is late in the afternoon, ...
Salute the Gladiators at the Roman Coliseum
Rome is the capital city of Italy and also Italy's largest and most populated city. With a history over 2500 years, it was once the largest city in the world and a major center of Western civilization. Many of her ancient buildings remain intact since ...
When in rome
... . he would be driving me to the inn he and his wife ran in the countryside. they had retired (read started a new inn) in Italy several years ago with the intentions of... well i don't think they even know what their intentions were. Yay for Impulse ...
Rome and the Vatican
... to find our hotel with no map to help us out. On a side note, I must comment on the pickpocketting scene here in Italy. Before we left the train station to find our hotel, Tara left me with our backpacks while she tried to get directions. During those 15 ...
Caesar's Footsteps
... I cant help feeling that Rome might even be dirty... We were surprised by the amount of graffiti and have noticed it throughout Italy. Some of it could be considered art but most is scribbled spray paint covering most buildings, bridges and trains. We had ...
Roma, Italy
... mi). The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy. Rome's history spans two and a half thousand years. It was the capital city of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and ...
