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Travel Blogs from Rome
Catacombs & Colosseums
... movie.... Anyway, once at the top of the stairs, there is info about the place's past everywhere. Fires ravaged the Colosseum multiple times. Month-long events were held there, where 1000's lost their lives all in the name of entertainment. For example, one event held there went for 117 days and included the slaughter of 9,000 gladiators and 10,000 animals. Fun times. Even during the lunch intermissions of some events, they had entertainers re-enact old stories of Rome's past. And ...
Day 2 - Rome
... but Ted and Jenny had a great experience anyway and Jenny was rather teary after the mass. It's a dream come true and I'm glad we made it happen for them. Time for lunch. We found a restaurant a little away from the Vatican and got them to put a table together for us and moved it into the sun. The waitress was very sweet and friendly but was worried we were in the middle of a walk way but she eventually left us where we ...
Day 21 - First full day in Rome...Vatican and more
... what we were missing. But it would take at least a week to see everything in the Museums, she told us, so with the time we had, we saw what we could. There were sculptures and tapestries and coins. We went thru what was once the Vatican library, before it was moved underground during the time of Napolean, who they believed was going to try to steal the books. But the bookshelves were still lining the walls....numbered with Roman numerals! Roman numerals in Rome! I thought it was ...
We came, we saw, we conga'd
... paying for, but we just couldn’t stomach the thought of travelling with a group. So we walked further on to the Forum, to see if the queue there was just as formidable. There was a queue, but not nearly as long and at least it did move, so we crept along until buying a ticket that admitted us to both sights and got an audio tour to guide us.
My second innovation for Rome concerns these monumental queues- or how to minimize them is, if the ...
Ciao Roma
... nice areas of the city and just hung out. This week Rosa had to throw a little party at her apartment for her collegues (because when you quit your job here you have to take everyone out) so we cooked and hosted a party and everyone was super nice, and one girl even spoke good english so I was able to talk to someone! Lol...it's defnitely going to be weird to be around all ...
Location
Other places to stay in Rome
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Residenza Belli
Trastevere/Aventine, Rome | 2 star hotelfrom $84 -
MDM Luxury Rooms Guesthouse
Prati/Trionfale, Rome | 3 star hotelfrom $96 -
Capitolium Rooms
Historic Center, Rome | 2 star hotelfrom $94 -
Albergo Sandra
Castro Pretorio, Rome | 4 star hotelfrom $78 -
InTrastevere
Trastevere, Rome | 1 star hotelfrom $68 -
Lady
Prati/Trionfale, Rome | 2 star hotelfrom $90 -
City Guest House
Tuscolano, Rome | 2 star hotelfrom $57- Great hotel value
- Great value.
- Great Rooms, helpful staff
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Settembre 95
Sallustiano, Rome | Hotelfrom $76 -
InternoUno
Nomentano, Rome | Hotelfrom $71 -
Il Passetto
Prati/Trionfale, Rome | Hotelfrom $91 -
Sleeping Beauty Guesthouse
Prati/Trionfale, Rome | Hotelfrom $68 -
Sam Rooms Guesthouse
Historic Center, Rome | Hotelfrom $80 -
Prestige
Historic Center, Rome | Hotel -
Soggiorno Emanuela
Historic Center, Rome | Hotelfrom $55 -
Montebello Guesthouse
Historic Center, Rome | Hotel -
Angelica Guest House
Historic Center, Rome | Hotelfrom $90 -
Valeria's Guest House
Monte Mario, Rome | Hotel -
Claudia Rooms
Regola, Rome | Hotelfrom $97 -
Night and Day
Castro Pretorio, Rome | Hotelfrom $99 -
1 Step from St. Peter
della Vittoria, Rome | Hotelfrom $95 -
Dream Guest House
Esquilino, Rome | Hotel -
Un Passo da San Pietro
Trastevere/Aventine, Rome | Hotel -
Residence Tiburtina
Nomentano, Rome | Hotel -
Navona Gallery & Garden Suites
Historic Center, Rome | Hotelfrom $146- Highly recommend Navona Suites
- Loved it!
- Really, Really Happy with the Navona Suites
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San Peter Rome
Piazza Santa Maria alle Fornaci 2, Rome | Hotel -
Frank'S House
Historic Center, Rome | Hotel
