Roxena Hotel Rome
Via Marghera 13 Rome, Lazio, 00185, Italy
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Which way to the Forum?
... was getting late in the afternoon so we decided to return another day, a decision we would later regret.. The next morning we decided to go to the Vatican. If I was a better Catholic I would have known that Wednesday is "audience with the Pope" morning. We just assumed that all the crowds and security were normal business, but as we moved through the lines we started to figure out that there was a "buzz" in the crown and something ...
Pantheon and Trevi
... s arrangements. Enjoying an afternoon prosecco we decided to get dinner at an esteemed pizzeria we learned about, which was conveniently located in a bar district. Little did we know the district was a hot spot for teenage revelers. We had our pizza (a bit of a wait but completely worth it), continued our tradition of getting a Guiness at an Irish pub and then set out for what we thought would be a late party night. Unfortunately the bar/club we were ...
Ciao Roma! - Third and final day.
... got a headband and a new carry-on bag that my laptop can fit inside.) We ate at a cafeteria-style restaurant, which wasn't that great. But Tina did have some strawberries that were extremely good.
By the time we were done eating, we realized how sore our feet were and were in desperate need of a nap - however, we had already checked out of The Beehive that morning before heading out (checkout was 11am) and had no options for sleeping.
We headed back to the Spanish Steps ...
Roman Holiday - yes, I'm that original
... which are 25 euro and give you free entry into two museums, discounted entry into subsequent museums and free transport for three days. After a bit of confusion as to how to validate the cards ,we found out that they would activate when we got on the train. So, we headed to the station and caught a metro to the Vatican. Rome only has two metro lines that are in an x-formation across the city. Everytime they attempt to build a new line, they find something of ...
Gladiators and Senators
... of money for photographs with them, but Tara really wanted a photo, so we were prepared to negotiate. 10 euro for a photo - not a chance. 5 euro? No - still too much. We settled on 5 euro for two photos. Now if they did that 20 times an hour, for 8 hours a day ... there are a couple of gladiators doing very nicely for not much more effort than dressing up and hamming it up for the camera :) I'd like that job!
On to the Colosseum itself. There was a huge ...



