Aldobrandeschi Hotel Rome

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Rome!

A travel blog entry by alyssa2012italy

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Rome Woke up at 430 showered and grabbed breakfast at the hotel. We headed off on the bus then stopped at a rest stop half way through, but I got food at On the Run :p Slept again and got up for the Vatican museum which we went through but our headphones kept acting up. Then we were allowed some free time and we went through St. Marks basilica which was amazingly impressive. Then we hopped on the bus again ...

Italy

A travel blog entry by nomadic1

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... next after only a two hour train ride north. I had some bad luck in Florence in that I arrived on a Sunday afternoon. Most of the museums and galleries are closed on Monday, unfortunately. I tried to see Michelangelo’s David sculpture the day I arrived but the lines were so long I decided I’d rather walk the city instead of stand around for 3+ hours in the hot afternoon. It’s a beautiful city with countless caf�s/restaurants begging you to sit down ...

Out and about in freezing cold Rome

A travel blog entry by simonandamanda

... down a side street and into a pizzeria which, unlike many places we had seen, was very busy with hardly a spare seat. Must be good! It was indeed and we each enjoyed a really great pizza for lunch. Afterwards we popped into the Pantheon (open this time!) before heading in the direction of the hotel.

On the way we came across the Largo di Torre Argentina which is a group of four temples uncovered during building works in 1929. Again, fascinating ...

Vatican

A travel blog entry by cleanslate

... and then headed out for an evening walk through Rome, passing the Trevi fountain along the way. evidently, walking in the evening is a favourite Roman passtime, and there were throngs of people out walking. We went through some great piazzas - Piaza Navarro and Piazza del Fiori, full of people, hawkers, street artists, market stalls, and ringed by restaurants full of people. 9pm is ...