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    • TravelerViva Italia!
      Day 14

      Rome

      October 12, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      Today was the day we went our separate ways. Rich, Lisa and Sharon were going to Genoa and I’m in Rome. It was a great time travelling with them, but now they’ll have more space in the car and not dealing with my ridiculously large suitcase. We said goodbye at the Florence train station, and I caught the train to Rome. Unfortunately, I did not realize there was a Rome terminal before the actual Rome Termini. So naturally, I got off at the wrong stop. I ended up taking the Metro (the subway) to the correct terminal and then continued on to the stop closest to the apartment on Via Urbino. I’m on the seventh floor with a great outdoor terrace and a wonderful view of rooftops. The area is very vibrant with lots of shops and restaurants and traffic and a gay bar about four doors down. Haven’t figured out tomorrow yet, probably The Coliseum and Trevi Fountain as they are within walking distance and continue to try to get tickets to the Vatican and St. Peter’s. Pasta and wine for dinner and it’s time for bed.Read more

    • TravelerViva Italia!
      Day 15

      Rome - 37,000 steps later

      October 13, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      Two days of walking in Rome and I didn’t get very far! You can’t get from point A to point B in anything close to a straight line or without dodging the thousand of tourists still flooding the city. Sunday was quite insane, it was a beautiful, warm sunny day and the crowds were almost impassable. I made it to The Coliseum in the Piazza del Colosseo, with one wrong turn along the way. There isn’t anything to say about The Coliseum except WOW! Unfortunately I was unable to get skip the line tickets and the line to buy tickets was close to 3/4 of a kilometre long. I strolled along the Via dei Fori Imperiali which is closed to traffic and full of archeological ruins, temples, Basilicas, statues, monuments, buskers, opera singers, and hundreds of dogs! Italians bring their dogs everywhere, restaurants, bars, cathedrals, grocery stores, public transportation and yesterday I saw two in a beauty salon…not sure who was getting a new hairdo! The Roman ruins along the Imperiali date back to 306AD. Walking further up the road, I missed the turn to the Fontana di Trevi but ended up in the Piazza del Popolo with its obelisk and Basilica said to be home to the ashes of The Emperor Nero. It was hot and every outdoor restaurant was busy (typically they close at 2:00pm and reopen in the early/late evening). I made the journey back to my apartment and spent the later part of the day planning my transportation to the airport, which was giving me big time grief!Read more

    • TravelerViva Italia!
      Day 16–17

      140,200 steps, 98 kilometres later

      October 14, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

      One last day to try to get to a few more historical sites, warm and sunny again. I was hoping that being a Monday, it might be less busy on the streets. The only difference was you saw a lot more business wear instead of casual clothes. Thought I’d try the Fontana di Trevi first, and I guess I should have done my research. The fountain closed October 7 for an indeterminate time for cleaning and restoration work. The monument is dry and being cleaned in small portions. The photos aren’t that exciting but it didn’t stop thousands of people from still congregating and jostling for space along the barriers…guess they didn’t do their research either!

      Came across the beautiful statue of the angel with all the names as I was walking. I was surprised when I translated the inscription:

      “The postal workers of Italy auspice. the patriotic action committee here, wanted to immortalize the names of their fellow workers who fell gloriously for the greatness of their homeland 1915-1918”

      Then it was on to the Pantheon, one of the most impossible buildings to find, even for the fact it is massive. €5.00 gets you access to the once Roman temple (AD126), now Catholic Church (AD609). Stopped in to a pizzeria for late lunch and back again to the apartment to start packing. Was going to be a very early departure in the morning.

      October 15 - took the Metro Subway and then the Leonardo Express to the Leonardo da Vinci airport. Unfortunately had major problems with getting checked in (significant confusion on whether seat assignments had been paid for, even though I had all the receipts). After 45 minutes it was decided I would fly to Zurich on Swiss Air and then hopefully get the Air Canada flight figured out once I got to Zurich. It all worked out, and the plane was loaded and ready to go when air traffic shut us down for two hours so there we sat. Anyway, I am back in Toronto, spending the night at the Sheraton and will head back home tomorrow once I rescue my dog (I don’t think Lynn and Dave are going to give her back!)

      Thanks to everyone who joined me, Lisa, Rich and Sharon on our Viva Italia travels. I know they are continuing to many more wonderful destinations this week and I wish them all the best on their treks!      Read more

    • M LRestaurants
      Day 3,155

      Trattoria SantoPalato

      September 17, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      Place needs reservations

      Meatball, tomatoes and peppers were good
      Tomatoes had lemon and parsley with a red wine vinaigrette possibly
      Meatball’s sauce tasted of celery more than peanut

      The beef for the ziti was a bit dry though dad liked the flavor

      Rigatoni tasted of Ragu and is pork based

      The spaghettoni was saucy and had crunchy bits of guancale. Dad liked it better than l’archangelo version.

      Firm pasta where the centers aren’t cooked through.

      White people - mix of Americans and Italians      Read more

    • Europe 2022 - 2023
      Day 4

      Gelato

      May 12, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      So we were pleasantly surprised with Gelato we found that was "senza lattosio" and decided to give it a go. We ordered pistachio and chocolate, and it was delicious. So delicious that we forgot to snap the before picture and realized it half way through 😁 woops !Read more

    • TravelerItaly
      Day 7

      Rome

      May 17, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      Final morning in Salerno, woke up early to pack and ready for the train to Rome. As ever on this trip the train was on time and very comfortable.The train takes around. 2 hours

      Got to my apartment, an easy day walking round the local area and sorting out my itinerary for the next few daysRead more

    • TravelerItaly
      Day 8

      Colosseum

      May 18, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 16 °C

      I thought today was going to be a wash out, but the weather overall was pretty good with the exception of a few showers. When it was rainning I decided to do a bit of church hopping, I am not religious but there does seem to be some serenity in the churches

      Started the day off by walking around the Borghese gardens and villa for a couple of hours before wandering around the centre after lunch

      Then at 17:30 I went to the colosseum, you have to pre book a time. There was some abortion march as I was going to the entrance. The colosseum is amazing, definitely my favourite activity in Rome so far      Read more

    • TravelerItaly
      Day 9

      Traverste

      May 19, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 16 °C

      Got up early to go to the Roman fort as soon as it opens, wandered around for 2-3 hours before going to the market in Trastevere. The market was ok, but nothing special

      In the afternoon I went to see the villa medicci

      The weather was horrible up to lunchtime and then it cleared up and became quite a nice day

      My flight is not until Tuesday, but I am monitoring the situation with Manchester Airport      Read more

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