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When in rome...
... they said this was
due to some weird hostel law in Rome but I've never heard of any other
hostel doing this. This would be ok with me if this was necessary but
after all this apparent cleaning every single day all the rooms still
smell like dirt! Anywho heyho the hostel Costs between 12 and 17 euros a
night so can't complain too much.
First night in Rome and its time for another couch surfing party, 7
euros for a buffet ...
When in Rome?!
... saw the real life zohan too. Hair, beard, everything - except the fizzy bubbly. He was sitting in our carriage - just thought you should know. Another European train station in absolute chaos. First impressions of Rome really for me was just how crazy the drivers are. Horns honking and smart cars all dinged up. The roads were just as chaotic as the train station. There just appears to be no order to Europe. We were careful not to linger as the station is known for ...
Rome: you call this a vacation?
... Rome, and nearly every other place in Europe, is the extreme number of walking tour groups. Herds of fifty or more tourists swarm everywhere, led by a guide, usually with a history of felony convictions, who speaks into a transmitter while the tour group members listen from their radio receivers. It is a brilliant plan, but it chokes every area with swarms of people who need to stay together, cutting you off from anything you need to get next to. In some cases we ...
Super Time in Rome
... magnificent art and the theological import of it. The Rick Steves' free audio guide was great and so was the Vatican audio guide. The guards were very strict about the no photos and no speaking rules.
At about 5pm, we left the Vatican and went to St. Peter's Basilica. It was the perfect time to go as the lines were much shorter, we only spent about 10 minutes waiting to go through the security lines. ...
And we walk some more...
... I'm starting to get used to it though, kind of like a lullaby, but not really.
ANYWAY....
Today we went to the Porta Portese flea market which I was soo pumped about. It was this humongous market, like the biggest I've ever seen. It was a cool idea but we got there at what I think was the main time to go because you could barely move down the streets, a little bit anxiety provoking to ...
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