Rome Travel Blogs - Page 13

MONDAY After a light brkfst the hostel provided, we are out the door for our return bus to the stazione, but it's not coming. Even a local woman is impatiently gesturing with her hands about the bus. Judge sees the piazza outside the station from where we are (we had to find the R2 stop because arr…

italians are like these chinese of europe. aside from their good taste in fashion, italians are like the chinese b/c they're loud when they talk (esp. in restaurants), they have way too many people working in each store (we witnessed two guys mopping the same area in mcdonalds), they're easy when i…

Currently, I'm on my last and third country and I wish I had started this blogging thing earlier ...oh well, next time. For now, at least I'll have this!I think of all that I've done and can't believe I've been in Europe for 3 months...I love it. It feels like home and I'm not looking forward to le…

it's still hot and i really can't stay one more day in rome....even if i have to study tomorrow i'll go to fabulos isle of ponza...for whoever doesn't know it's a small island near rome.It's consider one of the best place in italy, it's really small but crowded of people, especially young.there's n…

7:00 pm - A 45 Euro cab ride from Roma Termini to Via Sistine brought my group--"composed of Isabel, Samantha, Arthur, David, and I--to our home for the next four days and three nights--Hotel King. Hotel King, located to the right of The Sistina Theatre, gave me the impression of age no matter how …

We had a relatively early flight and needed to get on the road soon for the airport.  We had a "limo" aka hired car picking us up in an hour. Our hotel balcony overlooked one of the main motorways which takes you to the airport.  I was getting ready in the bathroom and we had the balcony …

Mi tercera visita a esta mágica ciudad.

I was visiting Rome not for tourism purpose, but end up walking around for 5 hours looking, looking and keep looking. This city is full of tourists. One of the city in Italy where you can hear people speaking in lots of language (and not only Italian as what I've always experienced while living in …

Two lovely weekends in the URBE! I'm so sorry that i've not photos of the market in Porta Portese.......a funny market where you can find everything!!!

This morning I discovered another positive point of the hotel: they have some nice sweet bread! After breakfast we finally went to Rome! I've been looking forward to this day the whole week. In the bus our tour guide told us the story about how Romelus and Remus founded the city Rome. Arrived in Ro…

The River Tiber in Rome is flooding!!

During the year I lived in Germany, I had the privledge of visiting several countries. Among the countries visited, my time in Rome was one of the greatest! The history that is there is unbelievable. You can take yourself back in time! When you travel to a new place, you always want to see what the…

Some scannedred pictures from differet travels in Italy with my family when i was a kid..

Sometimes we just need a spare day to rest, do laundry, plot our next steps, and relax at the campground.  Today was a good day for that since there is a bus strike by the drivers.  Apparently they are working from 5-8pm tonight though.  Interesting! Heading south tomorrow- enjoyed …

‘Whoa, I’m still in Rome’ were my thoughts as I gazed at the morning glow on the old stone facades. The view from the old bathroom was breathtaking the rusty old bidet and brass taps completed the Old World charm, no hot water ‘oh well, this is Rome’. At breakfast I had some good conver…