My first day in Rome, the eternal city!
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This was my first day in 
I left the hostel and now I could see where I was staying. There was a Bus stop right in the corner!!!! And I didn't see it last night. Oh well! I took the bus and then the metro in order to go to the Colosseo. It was good arriving early. The line wasn’t long. When I was about buying the ticket, I remembered I'd read about the Roma Pass, which which allows the use of the public transportation for 3 days and visit 3 museums. I'd stay in the city for 3 days, so I went for a Roma Pass ;) What a good deal! I visited the Colosseo, which was amazing. I was remembering all my history lessons and felt so lucky to be here. Afther the Colosseo, I walked through the Roman Forum. It was awesome walking through these antique roads, watching all the monuments. There is so much history there!
I kept on walking and arrived to the Campidoglio.
Then I went to Piazza Navona ;) bela! In my way to Piazza Navona I crossed several Piazzas, so beautiful! and the monuments and churches you can find there are just great. Is incredible finding so many amazing things at every step. While you are walking, you can easily get lost, but follow the other people holding maps, hahaha, eventually you'll arrive to somewhere. I was in a park and noticed that a couple were talking about me. They were talking in German and didn't expect I understood, but I did, haha. They were talking about my earrings, lol. So I just said "Thank you!" in German. They were amazed I talked German and we ended chatting for a while, hahaha. But it was time to keep on moving.
It was the middle of the afternoon and I was so excited with the city that forgot to eat :P I was hungry and ate something.
Yep! I arrived to the Fontana di Trevi. A lot of people were there, why? Well, not just because it's lovely, but also because they say that you have to throw a coin into it and wish to come back to
For my next destination I went to Piazza Spagna.
It was getting late, so I decided to go back to the hostel. I didn't want to miss the metro again, hahaha. I was near the Colosseo when I heard someone calling me in Spanish. I turned back and Hey, my Mexican buddies were there, hahaha. We had a beer and again it was later than 10pm, oh no! Well, let's have a second one. It's already late, hahaha.
I thought this time would be easier to go back to the hostel, but... It was almost midnight and I was still lost. ooops! After catching the wrong bus, finally I caught the right one and am not sure how, but I arrived back to the hostel back, hahaha, an adventure :P Before going to sleep, I noticed I needed to charge my batteries, but all the plugs were full. So glad, the old man was working at the front desk. He offered to charge my batteries at the front desk, hehe. Making friends is awesome!!! Can't wait for my second day in this fantastic city!!!
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If it's warm, just sit down on their famous renacentist stairs, like many people do, stairs are always full. And just relax while you watch the people going from one place to another.
There you will find the Trinità dei Monti Church. The streets with the most prestigious stores start here. The most famous street is vía Condotti, one of the most elegant of the world.
They say that you have to throw a coin into it and wish to come back to Rome. If you did so, your wish would come true.
So, it's totally understandable that there are always lots of people doing so. I was one of them and just in case threw 2 coins, haha. And it worked, just after 2 days I left Rome, I came back!
This one is not an exception. It has an atmosphere popular and selected at same time.
There you will find the Neptune fountain, the Moro fountain and the St. Ines Church.
Terraces are full of characteristic cafes. If you are walking around the city, take a break here. Enjoy a nice cup of coffee and relax watching the people.
This is also a legendary place. According to Roman history, there is the place where the founder Romulus was taken off into the skies with the Gods.
It combines a clearly Roman, cylindrical structure with the Greek inspiration. If you are in Rome, take some time to visit it. To make things better, it's free!
a Tabularium
b Palazzo Nuevo
c Palazzo dei Conservatori
d Palazzo Clementito
Once you are done with this keep on walking behind and arrive to Piazza Venecia
Once you are done with the Colosseum, don't miss the opportunity to walk through the Roman Forum and see different pieces of the ancient culture.
It's free to walk down the Via Sacra and you'd be able to see different monuments, including the place where they said "Julio Cesar" was murdered.
Take the chance to walk here and feel the history surrounding you.
My recommendation is try to arrive early in order to avoid the long lines. You can also ask for an audioguide and walk around by yourself - so I did.
Once you are inside you can walk through the gallerias and imagine how life was back at that time. Go up and get amazing views of the valley, Forum and Palatino.
When you are leaving the Colosseum, don't forget to walk through the Forum and see the Palatino.
If you are in Rome, visiting this wonder is a MUST.
