Casa Di Santa Francesca Romana
Travel Blogs from Rome
Don't sit on Vatican floors
Our luck ran out in Rome, or should I say Andy's did. He had skillfully maneuvered the beast of a van across Italy, into ancient walled towns, around winding lanes designed for horses, and kept wisely out of the way of the Mario Andretti's on the Autostrada. This is a country where the tiny Smart car rules and its 3 wheel predecessor (the Ape...Ah- …
Ancient Roads and Bones
... This was one of Romes most important churches throughout medieval times and was built by Constantine who was the first Christian Emporer. He is the one that legalized Christianity and enabled the Christians to stop using the catacombs we saw. So this unexpected visit ties right in to the beginning of our explorations today.
The church itself is quite large and contains some beautiful mosaics, the tomb of Pope Martin V, and a statue of San Giovanni Battiste (St. John ...
All roads lead to Rome
... to God with their fingers. There was just so much to see and so much history, you could easily spend a whole day walking through there.
After finishing the tour of the Vatican and re filling our water bottles at the fountains (which are everywhere around here), we headed out for lunch before hitting up the colosseum. Once again, another imposing structure with an abundance of history. Standing in the archways looking down over the holding cells that were once under ...
Primo giorno!
... livros e assistimos em mil filmes. É lindo! A temperatura está ótima, em torno dos 10 graus celsius de dia. Fomos no Pantheon, Fontana di Trevi, Piazza de Spagna, Via Condote...
E as ruínas estão por todo lado! Lindo demais. :)
Fato importante: comida está com um preço bom demais! Comi uma Carbonara ao lado do hotel por 8 euros. Uma carbonara deliciosa. Em Brasília, é difícil achar, ...
Italy, Hurricane Festival & back to Berlin
... but they got better each
time someone started a cirle pit as we just pushed closer to the stage
while they were jumping around. The Foo Fighters finally came on to
close the festival with two straight hours of madness - by far the
highlight of my weekend. Dave Grohl had so much energy and was going
mental up on stage. It was so much fun and I almost died of happiness
seeing Everlong played live. What a way to end the festival! Foo
Fighters are definitely ...