Emona

Breakfasted at our pub, the Hotel Emona Aqueductus, and hit the cobbled roads in our attempt to see all that Rome has to offer in a day. We know it ain't gonna happen, but we’ll give it our best shot. We are out the door at 9.30 and onto ...

... wouldn't recommend it if you aren't fascinated by lists of things old people had when they died. (Although I would recommend the Emona exhibit without reservation, but that will go away at some point.)  I also wouldn't recommend the museum without a ...

... , rampart access, open space for sculpture, and access to the old castle chapel. Ljubljana was once the site of the Roman city of Emona, and small portion of the Emona city wall remains. It was interesting to see how this stretch of wall from 13 AD is ...

... , but as we've established, I like looking at old things.   These ruins were along a Roman trade route stretching from Emona (ancient Ljubljana, weren't you paying attention yesterday?) to the Black Sea. They were burried when a nearby river flooded, ...

When Jeff added Ljubljana to our itinerary I had no idea that it was the ancient Roman city of Emona. Those of you who know of my trip to Greece earlier this year, will know that this was a super surprise for me!!! This smaller, wealthy "college" city, ...

... I realised with my bookwormish geekiness, that Ljubliana was one of the towns mentioned in my book: she called in by it's Roman name, Emona, but the resonance of the dragon within the city plays a big part in the book. I didn't really follow what the link ...

... previous structure. There’s been a fortification on the site since Celtic times and the Romans also had a settlement here called Emona. It’s an obvious place for a fortress as it dominates the plains around it and the sheer sides of the hill ...

Saturday We took off from Tokyo at about 1 p.m. for a world that was the complete opposite of Japan. Our first stop was Shenyang. As we flew in the sight from out the window looked like we were flying straight into Bagdad. It was a barren land in a ...

When in Rome: Visit the Trevi Fountain, multiple times for people watching, lucky coin tossing and a few flavors of gelato. Roam around the Forum and Coliseum imagining what all the buildings would have looked like 2000 years ago. Picture yourself being ...

ROMAN HOLIDAY We left the house at 9.45 this morning and arrived at Rome Terminus at 3.30pm. That sounds like a really long trip or a really slow one, but actually it was because we missed first the train. Those of you who know the pair of us would ...

After nearly a week in Greece, I was off to Rome, the other capitol of the ancient world.  At first, Rome didn't strike me as did Athens, but then again I arrived at night so the sights were still hidden. The next morning, however, Rome's glory came ...

We're tired.  Okay, so we're joking with the picture, sort of.  Exhausted as we are, we actually had a good first day in Roma.  Here is the real post Day 15.  Today we headed back to the big city, Roma.  We had a nice drive ...

After nearly breaking my ankle, an 8-hour flight, a 40-minute train ride, and a cab ride, we finally got to Roma.  As expected our hotel wasnt ready yet seeing we got there by 10 AM, but we dropped our bags off and walked to the Colosseum. As ...