Bettoja Hotel

... I've only been in Italy for a few hours and I've already noticed how Italians are never rushed to accomplish anything. Driving to the hotel was an experience though. It seems like the Italians are only rushed when driving and they do so as if there are no ...

... went back to the hotel.      I was running out of time in Rome by 4:30 when we got back to the hotel. Although I was exhausted, I still needed (or wanted) to do some shopping in Rome before I left for the Amalfi Coast. I took a quick ...

... up early and walked to the train station at 7:30 am.  We arrived in Rome at about 10:30 and checked into our hotel.  Naturally, checking 150 rowdy college students into a hotel in a foreign country can be a difficult task.  After we were ...

I was in Rome only for the night. Luckily I was able to book a hotel near the train station. I didn't waste time to go to Colosseum. Spanish steps and decided to just spend the rest of my night in St. Peter's Square. Initially, I felt like I was the only ...

... with the bus - after my win from the previous night I felt like sharing's caring! We arrived into Florence early evening at our hotel. Checked in, had a nice shower, then got ready to go for dinner that night. We also had a few drinks before as well - ...

... a close 2nd.  The photos will not do it justice I'm sure.  We left Sara at 6pm and took a cab back to the hotel, took a short nap and then headed to a restaurant that Sara recommended for an authentic Italian meal to celebrate Vanessa's birthday.  The ...

... at the Pantheon.  Another structure where the photos will not do it justice.  We took a final trip on the metro back to the hotel, and we were all starving since we did not have time for lunch.  We all wanted some Good pizza, so we found a Pizzeria ...

To piggy back on my Rome entry from yesterday, we did so many things I could hardly remember them all! But I did forget to mention that we made a stop at the Roman Catacombs....very creepy! The guide gave us about a 20 minute intro and then took us all ...

Ciao all and sorry I left you for so long! We had a whirlwind trip to Rome these past two days (Saturday and Sunday), arriving first at the Vatican saturday morning to do the entire day there. Without a doubt that was the most jampacked session I've ...