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- Rome
- Capital
- Euro (EUR)
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- 57,679,825
- Population
- IT
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Rome Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Rome, Italy
A day to reenergize
... cappachino... and planning out one anothers futures. I am currently seperate from the group and planning to visit the National Museum of Rome and then we are meeting up for dinner! Hope you are all well and that your current location is a bit cooler ...
The Colesseum
... suckeled on the she wolf (as legend states). It is where Romus killed his twin brother to be the founder of Rome. A grand palace was built on the hill but now is just foundtaions and ruins. Very interesting place and ...
Roma!
... . To our luck, we had one of the best pizzas I have ever had in my life! After getting our fill, we headed off for Rome. It only took us about 45 minutes to get from the restaurant to Rome. We arrived in Rome around 11:30 PM. We drove right ...
Roma - Il Dolce Vita (It's a Wonderful Life)
... ceiling. Both Diahanna and Stephen were awestruck. I was in worship. While we missed that elusive outstanding Italian meal in Rome, a nice restaurant around the corner from our hotel where a couple of movies from the Audrey Hepburn and Kirk Douglas ...
This is where I live
Watch the first three minutes of this promotional video from Zara. This is literally what I see everyday:) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgg05wsoae0 ...
First nite in Rome
... , because some guy with an information badge came up and asked if we needed accomodation or what ever. Now, i've heard stories about Rome so I said the name of the street I was looking for and showed him the name written on my instructions. Rachel found ...
Italia
... hours later. It was much more peaceful this time. Fresco painting, in my opinion, is one of the great wonders of the world. Rome is definitely a big change from Nussbach. Carina and her family were so good to me there. I feel so fortunate to be able to ...
No Rome at the inn
So after finding out our flight had been cancelled from Heathrow due to the snow we found we had been moved to an earlier one. Lucky I checked at midnight. We flew fine and there was even a nun going on our flight, CLASSIC. Due to the earlier flight we ...
Rome
... called Forno. Next we headed to the Colosseum and on the way stopped at the giant Emmanuel Monument. The museum inside showed Italy's military battles during the 19th century. We'd heard that getting a combo pass to the Colosseum, Roman Forum and Palatine ...
Dang Creepy Italians!
... the Colosseum. Not so. We walked about 30 minutes in the exact opposite direction of the Colosseum. Basically in to the slums of Rome. Graffiti, drunks, broken glass- everywhere. We have a few good quotes from that night though! "Hey, I think I see it! ...
When in Rome... again
... they could, causing a traffic jam on the ferry composed of cars, buses, motorbikes, foot passengers.. and me. Riding in Italy again now, after having done the round in many other countries, only confirms my feelings of frustration towards the Italian ...
Day 23 - Rome 1st Full Day
... were in english from then on, but I enjoy saying "Grazie" and "Grazie mille" so much that I never say "thank you" in Italy anymore. Now an American family has sat down at a table, and the heavy set wife immediately tells him in some speedy english that ...
Exploring Rome
... was totally hidden by scaffolding in preparation for next year's jubilee celebrations. We found throughout our travels in Italy that virtually all cathedrals, monuments and other famous buildings were at least partly concealed by scaffolding which was a ...
The eternal city of crazy scooter drivers
... for me... When I eventually stopped spinning from the heat and traffic etc, I found my favourite building in Rome - the Pantheon. The circular building, which houses the tomb of artist Raphael, has always impressed me since the ...
Palace,Palace...$60 Bar Bill!
... but ended up at the Diana playground instead! We grabbed our bags and took the Gatwick Express train to catch our flight to Rome! I will talkabout our trip to the hotel tomorrow...but since John suggested the title for tonites blog I will let you know ...
Who's the fool
Well it was our last day in Rome today and our last day with Megan and Nigel - sad face! Matt & I head off to Tuscany tomorrow and Megan and Nigel start their journey home to Aus. We really weren’t in any rush to do anything so it was nearly ...
Rome - Forever in my Heart
... . It is the Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli. It apparently was the last piece of architecture designed by Michelangelo in Italy. He converted an old Roman Bath House into an amazingly lovely marble church. It is beyond amazing. I ...
More sight-seeing in Roma
We checked into our hotel and did our own sight-seeing. We visited the Fontana del Tritone located in Piazza Barberini, Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi), Pulcino della Minerva (means Minerva's Chicken) in Piazza Minerva, and the Pantheon. We ...
They built it, and I came
... our coins in. The legend is that if you throw a coin over your left sholder and make it in the fountain you will return to Rome. This isn't a very hard task seeing as the fountain is the size of an olympic swimming pool. But the legend is true beacuse I ...
The journey began...
... , not running, late, etc...including myself. I had myself a bit of drama on the bus... Who checks bus tickets in Italy...really? I can say now after having been there a few weeks that they don't seem to check anything...anything goes. ...
The Eternal City
... in Europe is completely fresh. Nothing is processed, heated up, etc. They give you a ton of food in Italy, but you aren't miserable and full afterwards. Our appetizer was grilled vegetables -eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms, etc in a dish ...
Bulls testicles and chocolate at Eataly
... Rome (Giolitti, which we will check out on Thursday) and a four-storey food hall called 'Eataly' where the best of Italy's produce is showcased in a combination of market stalls and restaurants. Waking early on Tuesday morning, we started the day with ...
Rome, Italy
... stone beds and 'pillows’, and a range of paintings on the walls for clients to choose from. Our time was too short in Rome, and we didn’t get to see everything – but I know I will be back in Italy one day to experience Italy properly. ...
Southern Rome the Roman coliseum and more!
... of the plaza. After we walked through we walked down toward the 'wedding cake' which is the monument of the first king of united Italy Victor Emmanuel. It was quite a long walk to get there but not to much of a challenge. The hard part was climbing the ...
Rome not sure what day it is, maybe Thursdays
Ok, I have arrived safe and sound. Before I start let me say that they fuāked the keyboard up and that I think a liter of wine is a little more than one person should drink. Now that I have made my excuses lets continue. The first issue that must be ...
Religious afternoon
... with some contributions from Bernini and completed after Savi’s death by Pannini (1760). It’s the largest foutain in Rome and very beautiful. M thought it odd because it wasn’t free standing, but up against a building (the Palazzo ...
Rome(ing)
... we went to the baths of Diocletian, which are a series of ruins, which were once a magnificient baths for the people of Rome and was quite expansive. Then we passed through the Piazza delle Repubblica which is very close to our hostel. On our way to the ...
Rome, Italy
Well, we are finally in Rome!! God, were we gald to get off that plane! Whwn we arrived at our B & B in Rome, we met our 3 American friends we met on cruisecritic.com, they are staying at the same place and our going on the ship also. ...
Buongiorno tutti
... ; The coolest thing though was crossing our first national border by foot, and taking photos with one foot in each the Vatican and Italy. Across the other days we've had plenty of walking around, and much more public transport. We checked out ...