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When In Rome...Do As The Romans Do

A travel blog entry by dclites

... anyone sit :( So the only way I could get away with sitting was to kneel on the ground and act like I was praying- is that bad? I'm not sure, but all I knew was that my feet were in the most pain I've ever felt.
I think the Trevi fountain is most beautiful at night. It's lovely in the day time, but it looks 10x more beautiful at night.
I tried some of the best gelato I've had yet at a place called Giolitti. The Caramel flavor was the ...

Tour de Roma via Segway

A travel blog entry by tanseys

Sadly, We bid farewell to Croatia and set sail for Italy. Alas for some reason Zoe has 'cruise' ship in mind, so the 'ferry' with 'windowless bunk bed cabin' fails to live up to her expectation! Kel however has a great trip and enjoys his foray up to the ships bridge to meet the Captain. But Ah Roma - as we drive to our B&B Zoe is awestruck and declares (not for the first time) I love this place. But, she seems to really love Rome, and feels ...

Rome done in half a day

A travel blog entry by thepeterhawkins

... in. He was happy I was suitably awe struck by the Colloseum as we passed. It was almost 2am by the time I got to the hostel. I tried to be discrete, but the other guy in the room had locked the door so in the end I had to keep knocking until he woke up. I found myself awake at 7.30 and decided to get up, waking him again as I clanked down the bunk later and bounced off a wardrobe.

The plan was to get as much of Rome as ...

Tante Auguri Ella!

A travel blog entry by thegozes

... Unfortunately I didn't have my camera out to take a photo but Jack has since bought a copy of the car at a store. He still keeps talking about the noise it made when the engine was revving! In 2004, Lamborghini donated two of these cars to the Italian Police force but unfortunately in 2009 one of them was written off in a road accident. Imagine being the police officer having to report that one to their boss!

Anyway, after ...

First Day in Rome

A travel blog entry by alan_maryann

The sun came up before we got to Rome so we could see France and the snow-covered Alps below. The countryside was green and rural as we approached the Rome airport and we couldn't see any of the city itself.

Melissa and Livio picked us up at the airport on Saturday morning and since it was a sunny day, drove us through the old part of Rome on the way to their place. Driving along the ...