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Day 6 - 11: Rome to Interlaken
We arrived in
Rome at around 4:30 and found our hotel with only a bit of confusion! We check
into our room and the first thing we notice is that it smells kind of funny. I
wasn’t going to say anything because it wasn’t that bad. But then, I was
exploring the room and opened up the mini fridge and it smelled really bad. …
Exploring Rome
... other hand was amazing. The floor, walls, and ceiling are in excellent condition. When I walked into the Pantheon I almost felt like I was transported back in time. The hole, or oculus, at the center of the dome provided ample light for the building and creates a dramatic effect of light beaming into the interior. From the Pantheon I walked to Trevi Fountain. Bowing to tradition ...
Italian Food
Like eating Chinese Food in China . . . Italian food in Italy does not seem to be related at all to Italian Food as Americans know it . . . and the earth tilted when Larry saw me sprinkle more Parmesan cheese on my cannelloni. For those of you who do not know I HATE Parmesan cheese . . . But after I realized that the reasonably tasty white stuff sprinkled all over my cannelloni was Parmesan I ...
Our last full day in Rome!
... fountain as Rhiannon had seen a shop that needed more investigation, so we followed the crowds along and through the shopping districts where we ambled along and had a really good look at the shops along the way. Trevi was packed, as you'd expect on a gorgeous Sunday arvo, so we kept looking around for the shop and found heaps but not what she wanted!
I wanted to look at the Pantheon and Anne wanted to visit Crypta Balbi, and as they are relatively close together on a map, ...
The big day had come...
... things about a new place rather than having to read the Lonely Planet book...which I don't bother myself with too much!
I was taken by Giuseppe that evening for a walk to an incredible view of the city of Rome...we reached the top of a hill and marvelled at the cities lights, the Vatican and incredible buildings highlighted against the nights sky. Pretty spectacular.
The very ...