More Assisi...just because
2 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Perugia & La Rocca di Paolo
3 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Amazing underground city built by the mysterious Etruscans, buried by the Romans who just built on top of it, and built up again by Pope Paolo. Italian liberation from the Church happened in 1861. Czytaj więcej
Wine & Food Pairing at Il Continone
3 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Perugia on Giorno dei Morti
3 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
The holiday weekend of the Italian version of the Day of the Dead made for major crowds. An awesome market with delicious food and artisans selling their goods. Oh, and chocolate! Did I mention Czytaj więcej
More Perugia
3 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Assisi to Sorrento, via Pompeii!
4 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Pompeii was amazing. I took way too many photos, as usual. Believe me when I say I also deleted hundreds! We had a very accomplished guide, but only got to see one plaster cast from the eruption.
Roman Baths and Brothels in Pompeii
4 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Well, I learned a lot here. According to the guide, the Romans used lead pipes for their water system, which explains why they couldn't find bodies older than 36. 36% of the population were slaves and Czytaj więcej
More Pompeii
4 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
I have to admit I quit listening to the guide, since the light was getting good for pictures!
Entering Sorrento at Sunset
4 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ 🌙 20 °C
Sorrento and Capri
5 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
The weather was amazing for a sail around and to the Isle of Capri!
More Capri
5 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Returning to Sorrento at sunset
5 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Nightime in Sorrento
5 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Limoncello!!
5 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
The Colliseum
6 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
After a 4 hour bus ride, I had a yummy pasta lunch, then toured the Colliseum with our guide, Luca.
More Colliseum facts
6 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We heard some disturbing facts about communal toilets in the Colliseum...Luca's face says it all!
The Roman Forum
6 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
As we walked through the ruins and heard the history of the Fall of Rome, I couldn't help seeing similarities...especially after hearing election results in U.S. May the gods be ever in our favor?
Roma at night. A highlight of the trip!
6 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
This wasn't even on our schedule but our wonderful tour director, Sabra, suggested it and I am soooo happy she did.
Wandering on my own in Rome
7 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
2nd day in Rome-Inside The Pantheon
7 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
I walked a LOT today. Five miles total. My hotel is about a mile from the Vatican. Words cannot describe this beautiful masterpiece. So I won't even try.
Mama Shelter Hotel in Roma!
7 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
This has to be the funkiest hotel I have ever seen. I loved the HUGE shower and bathroom (not the norm in Italy) and an actual sitting room, although the fabric patterns made me dizzy! I don't Czytaj więcej
Final goodbye dinner in Trastevere
7 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Good food, wine, and music to celebrate travelers leaving the next day. 32 people started, and 14 are staying 2 more days.
Roman fountains?
8 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Is the fountain real or not? Hint: the real ones have scaffolding, except for the one at the base of the Spanish Steps (real name is La Scalinata di Trinita dei Monti. They are all being cleaned for Czytaj więcej
Thanks for the recommendation, Abbey!
8 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
All of Abbey Scott's recommendations have been fabulous. She gave me a wonderful PowerPoint with all the art, sculpture, food, and entertainment highlights of her study trip to Florence and Rome. I Czytaj więcej
The Vatican
9 listopada 2024, Watykan ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
My friends John and Tara Griffin highly recommended a tour guide they love, so I signed up for 2 tours on Saturday, my 2nd day in Rome, after the tour ended. She was amazing. She is an archeologist Czytaj więcej
PodróżnikAbbey is finding similar photos on her phone and re-living the magic!
PodróżnikI had a feeling. She hasn't steered me wrong with her PowerPoint, and my tour had many of the same places on the itinerary.