Hotel Il Monastero Rome

Via Salaria, 1972 Rome, Lazio, 00138, Italy

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The Last Supper

A travel blog entry by matt.lawrence

Five hundred years ago, Leonardo da Vinci stretched out on makeshift scaffolding in the dining hall of the convent Santa Maria della Grazie, and stared at the same fresco plaster for four years, 1494-1498. Often, his brushes flew across the irregular surface in the cool shade under the high ceiling of the room. Vibrant reds, lush greens, tranquil …

Matt Does Lake Como: Volume I

A travel blog entry by matt.lawrence

For anyone who has watched Star Wars II, do you remember the images from Amidala's home world Nabu (or however you spell those words) with the terraced gardens and the lake views? Well, those shots were filmed in Italy, on Lake Como, and today, I visited one of the places where some of those shots were taken. It all began at the Varenna-Esino Train …

Matt Does Lake Como: Volume II

A travel blog entry by matt.lawrence

As promised, I have returned for a second dose of Heaven. And this time my camera actually did not die until I was sitting on the train platform snapping pictures of myself for kicks while I waited. The journal entry today comes from what those in Heaven call the right hand of God. It is true. I am journaling from the top of the world, literally …

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Rome by Night

A travel blog entry by melissab2009

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... handbag in Armani and now I wish I'd bought it even though I already have more bags than I use.

H&M has been really average both here and Greece...the major temptation (apart from bags) has been boots and shoes generally. The shops are all ramping up for winter and there are heaps of boots everywhere but there is no way they'd fit in my suitcase :(

What I love about Italy and Greece is that when you go to a cafe or bar ...

Everyday i'm Shuffling!

A travel blog entry by marf

... River’s fountain is located in the centre of the plaza. We also saw the Trevi fountain at night, which was spectacular. Finally, we saw the Vatican and the Sistine Chapel. We rushed around so much, I probably could have seen so much more.

One of the best things about my stay in Rome was the Canada Day Party they had in Rome. We met up at the Spanish steps, followed a guy for about 20 minutes until we reached a bar where we got wrist bands and unlimited beer until ...