Capitol Hotel Rome

... . This is considered Vatican property, even though it is several miles from the main Vatican complex. 3) Gesu church.  Located between Capitol Hill and the Pantheon.  This is the original home of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).  A lovely ...

... people make the culture.  If I had not met with Guglielmo and Donatto, I would have missed out on what Rome is all about. Kristine and I got back to our hotel at about 10:45, and after taking a shower, I jotted down the basics of this blog.  I ...

... There is a university language which we all share.     We finally got on the 911 and got back to the hotel. We realized that in Rome they don't check bus tickets - only metro stations, so we didn't have to buy any tickets, even though they ...

... Shuffle").  It's best to walk from the south, starting at the Colosseum, then onto Palatine Hill and the Forum, Capitol Hill, Trajan's column & market, and ending at the Pantheon.   You'll discover in your exploration ...

... to get into the Colosseum. The via Dei fori Imperiali goes from the Colosseum to the New Palace (beats the US capitol building hands down) and is closed to traffic on Sundays. This just as well because you would not get to enjoy the ...

... look like in 2000 years. Some of the buildings marked a striking resemblance to buildings in Washington, D.C (the White House and Capitol Building). The mind wanders. Other major landmarks we have seen are the Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps. Due to its ...

... rest. For us, the tour was critical as the statues can look pretty much all alike without some sort of guide. The Capitol Museum seemed to be popular with educational outings. We saw a field trip of grade school children all tentatively listening to ...

... at a place that reportedly has the best pizza in Rome, but they were not open yet - so we walked over to the back side of Capitol Hill and Circus Maximus. It was so great!  We were so tired by that time, so we started heading back to the hotel.  ...

... then went over to the Palantine and the Forum, which has many ruins. I then went to Capitol Hill, where democracy was born! I then walked all over Rome, including many piazzas (plazas), including the one with the Spanish steps. Just walking aimlessly will ...

... Pompeii and Positano. So, Rome in a nutshell.  Rome is amazing.  The Imperial sights are a must: The Forum, Coloseum, Capitol and the Palatine.  There are ruins EVERYWHERE.  Get a tour guide, even if only once.  Bring good ...

... - I was getting a little delirious by this point and we were just beginning.  Then we were off to see Trajan's Column, Capitol Hill and the tomb of the unknown soldier and last, the Pantheon.  All quite impressive!  Its just so hard ...

... are perfect. With Francesca's commentary the scene is one of the more memorable moments of the trip. We walk up to Capitol Hill and then over to the Pantheon. All fantastic sights and tremendously enhanced by our enthusiastic guide. We part company with ...

... the Colosseum, which was 5 blocks from where we were staying! Very impressive pieces of rock. From there we went to Capitol Hill, climbed the Victor Emmanual II Palace and took many many touristy pictures, cheese face and piece signs.  After Capitol ...

... outside St. Peter's, and a delicious ham and cheese panini to go. Now we are headed back to the hotel and may venture out again in the Capitol Hill or the Termini area for dinner and sightseeing, depending on how we are feeling. Tomorrow we have ...

... once existed. It was from this rock during Ancient times that convicted prisoners dragged from the Mamertine Prison brought up to the Capitol and were thrown to the ground below, a couple of hundred feet, to their death.I then headed around the corner to ...

... Forum, in a valley, representing ancient Rome.  On another side is a church  built in the medieval area.  The Capitol is an example of Renaissance architecture, and also just next to this is a "modern" architecture, the Monument to Vittorio ...

... nbsp; Flight left on time and hopefully will be our last ever Iberia flight (our least favourite!)  Landed at Rome and took a taxi to our hotel.  Arrived to an apartment block with no evidence of our hotel existing! Some guy said the manager was ...

... the Circus Maximus (former site of chariot races) that is now used by joggers, soccer players and dog walkers. We climbed Capitol Hill and saw some beautiful views of the ancient city with a perfect clear sky. Afterwards we embarked on a delightful ...

... d) We're standing in it! It is the first dome ever, the fore runner to St Peters Basillica and even our own Capitol (check and check) Like most other old important buildings in Europe it also serves as a mausoleum of sorts housing various notables in ...

We sadly had to leave Tuscany, it was about a 2 hour drive to Rome so we were on our way.  We arrived in Rome, and our hotel was surprisingly easy to find, traffic was ok, Later that day as we started to explore the streets around our hotel we ...