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Travel Blogs from Rome
Rome city of churches
... more than once to face the lions, it was the ancient version of an adrenalin rush, and with hordes of people cheering you on it was the same fix a sportsman feels today. We also visited the pantheon, which was amazing, especially the way we were told how the slaves poured the concrete for the roof, the mosaic tiles depicting ancient characters must have taken ages to apply.
This morning we visited the Vatican and ...
Ancient Rome
... gargantuan". We spent most of the rest of the day in the most ancient part of the city, at the Coliseum (built around 80AD), and the ruins of Palantine Hill and the Roman Forum. Our tour was with the same company as yesterday and where we hired our airport driver, Walks of Italy. So far, I easily give them 5 stars out of 5, both for great guides and for offering smaller group tours. Our guide was Vincento (Vin-Chen-zo) and he was ...
Roaming Through Rome
Rome
October 2, 2011
Remember the old adage, Rome wasn’t built in a day?” Well, it wasn’t seen in a day either, not by a long shot. Like Florence, Rome earns a similar disclaimer that underscores visiting either city in just ten hours amounts to a fool’s errand.
So fools that we were, we boarded the coach from the port city of Civitavecchia to Rome. We all remember the story of Romulus and Remus, ...
Translating, translating, pasta, translating....
check this out!!
http://www.csdinitiative.org/blog/
the blog: "INIAF rescues local knowledge and trains on technologies about water harvesting in Chiquitania with the support of FAO" in english is my work!! i spent the last half of yesterday translating it from the spanish version. i like translating and such, but it gets exhausting!! the day before i had translated two different documents. changing the world, one article at a time! ...
These are the moments...
... dinner we strolled around a bit and ended up in our favorite gelato place. We even have punch cards, after ten you get one free! I ordered a mix of pistachio and chocolate, perfect combination if you ask me.
I have had a few requests from family members AKA, Mom, to talk a bit more about school. Well, the truth is, there's not too much to say on the subject. I have been enjoying my Italian class, learning as much as I can, as I am determined to be able ...
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