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- Tuesday, April 11, 2023
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Altitude: 7 m
United StatesSelby Botanical Gardens27°19’30” N 82°32’18” W
My Italian Adventure
April 11, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
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- Day 1
- Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 4:48 PM
- ☁️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 230 m
- United StatesCharlotte Douglas International Airport35°13’13” N 80°56’50” W
The Journey Begins!
April 29, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
The Journey Begins!
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- Day 2
- Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 8:34 PM
- Altitude: 71 m
ItalySallustiano41°54’35” N 12°30’6” E
Dinner the first Night
April 30, 2023 in Italy
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- Day 2
- Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 8:36 PM
- 🌧 61 °F
- Altitude: 71 m
- ItalySallustiano41°54’35” N 12°30’6” E
My Apartment in Rome
April 30, 2023 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 61 °F
The pictures were very accurate. Great apartment in a nice neighborhood.
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- Day 3
- Monday, May 1, 2023 at 5:59 PM
- 🌧 64 °F
- Altitude: 65 m
- ItalyBasilica s. Nicomedis foris Porta Nomentana (approximate location of the former medieval church buil41°54’39” N 12°30’17” E
Day 1 - Getting to know Roma
May 1, 2023 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 64 °F
- Trial bus ride to make sure I know where to find my school
- visit to campo de Fiori market. Never saw so much and variety of pasta. Found a little panini store for a little snack.
- Saw 50 peopleRead more
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 9:05 PM
- ☁️ 63 °F
- Altitude: 66 m
- ItalyBasilica s. Nicomedis foris Porta Nomentana (approximate location of the former medieval church buil41°54’39” N 12°30’16” E
Villa Borghese and School Started
May 2, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 9:07 PM
- ☁️ 63 °F
- Altitude: 66 m
- ItalyBasilica s. Nicomedis foris Porta Nomentana (approximate location of the former medieval church buil41°54’39” N 12°30’16” E
Villa Borghese & language school start
May 2, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
Language school didn’t start till this afternoon. Took a stroll thru Villa Borghese. Main museum was closed for movie shoot.
Started language school! Sure is different when they only speakRead more
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- Day 6
- Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 11:29 PM
- 🌙 61 °F
- Altitude: 65 m
- ItalyCastro Pretorio41°54’40” N 12°30’16” E
Some Exploring of Roma
May 4, 2023 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 61 °F
Wanted to see what the true Eatalty market was like in Rome. 3 floors of everything epicurean! Really well merchandised.
Did a little roaming (no pun intended) walked by the Pantheon. They now chargeRead more
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- Day 7
- Friday, May 5, 2023 at 10:26 PM
- 🌙 64 °F
- Altitude: 65 m
- ItalyCastro Pretorio41°54’40” N 12°30’16” E
A Friday Stroll Sightseeing
May 5, 2023 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 64 °F
Pictures aren’t necessarily in order. Today was a day to check off a few of those “must see” sites in Roma. The Spanish Steps. The azalea’s are only there from mid April till mid May; theyRead more
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- Day 9
- Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 4:18 PM
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Altitude: 65 m
- ItalyBasilica s. Nicomedis foris Porta Nomentana (approximate location of the former medieval church buil41°54’39” N 12°30’17” E
Saturday’s adventures in Monti
May 7, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Sorry pictures don’t necessarily post in correct order.
Saturday was a “full day!”
Spent many hours exploring the neighborhood called Monti (translates to mountains as it is very hilly). ItRead more
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- Day 9
- Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 11:34 PM
- ☁️ 63 °F
- Altitude: 65 m
- ItalyCastro Pretorio41°54’40” N 12°30’16” E
Cooking school day!
May 7, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
Today was cooking school!
We made a chicken dish
Ravioli - made the filling and the pasta from scratch
And of course tiramisu
All very yummy!
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- Day 11
- Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 7:01 PM
- ☁️ 72 °F
- Altitude: 31 m
- ItalyPonte41°53’57” N 12°28’6” E
Just Studying my italiano!
May 9, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Nothing Interesting to Report. 2 days of concentrating on school and understanding italiano
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- Day 11
- Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 11:43 PM
- ☁️ 63 °F
- Altitude: 65 m
- ItalyCastro Pretorio41°54’40” N 12°30’16” E
Italiano & Get Together w/ Ex Pats Roma
May 9, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
A bit of a boring day to report. Just studying my italiano. Actually took a 1 1/2 hr. private class and then my usual 3 hr. class. 😱 But after class met up with the Ex Pats in Rome group for aRead more
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- Day 12
- Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 11:33 PM
- ☁️ 61 °F
- Altitude: 65 m
- ItalyCastro Pretorio41°54’40” N 12°30’16” E
Busy day in Roma!
May 10, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
Went to see Castello Sant Angelo. Thought with it raining there wouldn’t be a line! Wrong! I will go back! Even from the outside it is spectacular!
BTW had to include this picture of a payRead more
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- Day 13
- Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 8:51 PM
- 🌙 63 °F
- Altitude: 74 m
- ItalyCastro Pretorio41°54’42” N 12°30’13” E
Another day in Roma!
May 11, 2023 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 63 °F
It is amazing to just look around and see the amazing buildings and architecture in Roma.
These are just a few of those sights.
Also just discovered a library right next to my school to do myRead more
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- Day 14
- Friday, May 12, 2023 at 10:37 PM
- ⛅ 61 °F
- Altitude: 66 m
- ItalyBasilica s. Nicomedis foris Porta Nomentana (approximate location of the former medieval church buil41°54’39” N 12°30’16” E
A Busy Day in Roma!
May 12, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Lots of things today! Started with a visit to an exhibition about Leonardo di Vinci. Pictures of many of his drawings and models made of many of his designs include machinery, cities even a design forRead more
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- Day 15
- Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 1:35 PM
- ☁️ 63 °F
- Altitude: 65 m
- ItalyBasilica s. Nicomedis foris Porta Nomentana (approximate location of the former medieval church buil41°54’39” N 12°30’17” E
A Rainy Day in Roma!
May 13, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
It’s a rainy day in Roma. Time for a cappuccino and a pastry (torta di mele). Wonderful bakery just up the street.
Also a visit to the indoor market near by…
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- Day 15
- Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 10:30 PM
- 🌧 57 °F
- Altitude: 65 m
- ItalyCastro Pretorio41°54’40” N 12°30’16” E
What do you do on a cold rainy Saturday!
May 13, 2023 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 57 °F
Sure ain’t FL weather! 59 degrees and raining all day! 😨 The forecast isn’t great for several days…
So tonight a cooking class making gelato and pizza! Now I have to bring these specialRead more
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- Day 16
- Sunday, May 14, 2023 at 4:16 PM
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Altitude: 65 m
- ItalyBasilica s. Nicomedis foris Porta Nomentana (approximate location of the former medieval church buil41°54’39” N 12°30’17” E
A Walk thru the Streets of Nomentano
May 14, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Took a 5 hrs. walk my landlord gave me thru some neighborhoods near by. The apartment buildings are incredible. Stopped midway for cappuccino and pastry. Went thru to Musei di Villa Tortonia w2Read more
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- Day 17
- Monday, May 15, 2023 at 10:25 PM
- Altitude: 65 m
- ItalyBasilica s. Nicomedis foris Porta Nomentana (approximate location of the former medieval church buil41°54’39” N 12°30’17” E
Mistake Day!
May 15, 2023 in Italy
So today I had planned to go a museum but forgot all National Museums are closed on Monday so I had time to kill. I decided to get in line to see the inside of the Pantheon. The line was long butRead more
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- Day 19
- Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 8:51 AM
- ☁️ 61 °F
- Altitude: 66 m
- ItalyBasilica s. Nicomedis foris Porta Nomentana (approximate location of the former medieval church buil41°54’39” N 12°30’16” E
A Busy Day in Roma!
May 17, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
Started the day with my semi private language lesson then on to a museum visit to PalazzoAltemps. The sculptures there only have small segments the original and are recreations of the imagine withRead more
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- Day 21
- Friday, May 19, 2023 at 9:48 PM
- ☁️ 64 °F
- Altitude: 66 m
- ItalyBasilica s. Nicomedis foris Porta Nomentana (approximate location of the former medieval church buil41°54’39” N 12°30’16” E
A Day at Castel Sant Angelo
May 19, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
I know there are a lot of pictures. I included many of the descriptions.
This morning before school I went to visit Castel Sant Angelo. Incredible structure, so much history. Was once a prison, wasRead more
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- Day 22
- Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 8:46 PM
- ☁️ 64 °F
- Altitude: 65 m
- ItalyBasilica s. Nicomedis foris Porta Nomentana (approximate location of the former medieval church buil41°54’39” N 12°30’17” E
Visit to Tivoli and Villa D’Este
May 20, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
Today I traveled by train to Tivoli (1 hr.) to see Villa D’Este. Tivoli is 200 yrs older than Rome. Villa D’Este was a palace built for Cardinal Ippolito by a famous architect of the time in 16thRead more
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- Day 23
- Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 7:13 PM
- ☁️ 64 °F
- Altitude: 65 m
- ItalyBasilica s. Nicomedis foris Porta Nomentana (approximate location of the former medieval church buil41°54’39” N 12°30’17” E
Piazza del Popolo and the streets Around
May 21, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
Today was a visit to Piazza del Popolo a huge piazza that was the original entrance to Roma. The Egyptian obelisk, Neptune Fountain and Goddess of Rome Fountain and the 2 twin churches. The guyRead more
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- Day 25
- Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 11:20 PM
- 🌙 64 °F
- Altitude: 66 m
- ItalyBasilica s. Nicomedis foris Porta Nomentana (approximate location of the former medieval church buil41°54’40” N 12°30’17” E
Cha Cha & Salsa Dancing Lessons
May 23, 2023 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 64 °F
OK Fans! Talk about out of one’s comfort zone….tonight I went to an Ex Pats Living in Rome dinner and we had salsa and cha cha lessons a very unusual mediterranea dinner and a belly dancer forRead more
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