Residence Tiburtina Guesthouse Rome

... records of the burials lost. It was common during the centuries, as it is today, to unearth spectacular intact Greek and Roman artifacts, like the Laocoon sculpture, commissioned and transported to Rome from Rhodes in the 1st century BC, but lost for centuries under Nero’s Golden House. Its discovery in 1506 became a sensation involving Pope Julius II ("Il Papa Terrible" for his bad temperament), Michaelangelo, Raphael ...

... take everything in. The tour ran until 2pm and then I went and had Pasta for lunch with same friends. We got a bus to the Collesum and got a 11 euro pass into that and the Roman Forums [The only standing stuff from Anicent Rome aka the beginning of Europe]. So we visited both of them for about an hour and then headed back to the Spanish Steps and sdid a little shopping. I bought some ...

... those who are prone to seasickness. The water was rough and the ferry small and unstable, and a little rough on whatever boat brakes are called. Once we were back at Santa Lucia we went into a cafeteria where we had a two noodle dish (tomato and bacon, and salmon sauce) with bread for €5. Huge portions! We scarfed that down and caught our train back to Firenze. Tonight we are making our list of things we need to do tomorrow in Florence before we leave on Tuesday for our flight in Milan to Madrid!

... to see the Coliseum!!!! We got to our hotel late tonight, and immediately settled in and tried to find something to eat. After grabbing some delicious pizza at a typical Italian eatery along the road, we went to see a quick view of the Coliseum in the dark and a few other really cool buildings that I don't know yet. We have plans to see them later this week. We returned to our hotel after a quick walk and some gelato because we have to wake ...

We arrived safely in Rome, with little sleep and not appreciating walking in the rain to our hotel. Within three minutes of stepping into the Metro, Dad was almost pick-pocketed (all he would have found was some used tissues-take that pickpocket!) and I learned I've been pretty spoiled in the Germanic countries with the busses and Metros being (for the most part) punctual. Although it took a bit to get used to ...

... we are arriving in town. Dinner is at the hotel tonight. After dinner I take a walk down the street and discover that despite many of the fashion shops being closed, it's a fairly active little town. On my way back to the hotel, I hear drums from the park. I decide to stop at the hotel to grab a sweater and go investigate. There is some kind of festival taking place in the park. There is a band getting warmed up and there ...

... a bit with signs from the very beginning that say "Sistine Chapel this way" and you don't actually get to see it until almost the VERY end. The Vatican has an enormous collection of Greek, Roman and Egyptian Sculpture... as well as HEAVILY decorated rooms with ...

... there are people who are considered professional artichoke cleaners....what a job huh?) to conversion plugs, to Dolce and Gabbana knockoffs. We saw amazing ancient churches, piazzas lined with locals sipping tiny mugs of steaming hot espresso, street performers trying to make a living entertaining tourists.... you name it, I'm sure at some point during that 6 hour trek we saw it. Alas, we did manage to come across a few of the ...

Hello everyone, I am only going to be here for one more month and I still have a lot to record in this travel log. Since I have written last my little sister Alison has been here for a week and we have been to Paris and here in Annecy, but before I get to that I must write about Rome, This will be a highlights entry again like my last Paris one. So here goes.... Geneva 3/28 First we were in Geneva for the day. We were taking a sleeper car from there to Rome. It was not ...

On July 9th we woke up at 9AM and arrived at the Vatican City by 10AM. WE toured the massive museum and saw the spectacular Sistine Chapel. Touring the church was wonderful and seeing the Sistine Chapel feels so special to see something so important, so old and so rare for ...