Herculaneum
Fist off: I am having trouble getting my photos on here. they just won’t fully load and take forever if they finally do. If any of you use WP and have a hint, please let me know. For the trip … Continue reading →
Jan
Life is a Carnival
The idea was to go to the Archeological museum. When we arrived there there were all kinds of games, happening out front. On closer examination, the arrows for the target shoot had suction cups and the basket for basket ball … Continue reading →
The Best Pizza of my Life
Full day of Napoli. We actually got out fairly early and walked down to the bay. There is so much stimulation here. The energy is constantly buzzing. I am reminded of Brooklyn as a child going places with my grandmother … Continue reading →
Napoli!
Travel day but luckily a shrot ride. Got up early for last minute packing and went to Café Milano for our last coffee and say goodbyes to the sweet folks who work there. Called our first Uber in Rome and … Continue reading →
Market Visit
The Testaccio market was the highest on my list and here we were, all of a sudden, it’s our last day. Had to visit! The walk took us right through the Colosseum so we got a great look at it, … Continue reading →
The Big Three
Our week is slipping away so fast! Even though we’d seen them before, we couldn’t imagine missing the big three—Pantheon, Trevi fountain and Piazza Navona, so that was our morning goal. We passed through this, the Oratorio del Crocifisso with … Continue reading →
Satisfaction!
This was a really satisfying day. We first went to the church of Santa Maria Aracoeli. Not terribly noticable, with a plain brick facade, it is in between the Capitoline museum and the huge Vittorio Emanuele memorial. Teresa had told … Continue reading →
Rain, Rain Go Away
I had made an online reservation to take a Pilates reformer class. The studio was about a 15-20 minute walk from our place and looked fine. They wrote me back and were very nice saying they don’t usually take people … Continue reading →
The Rome Marathon
We had tickets for an 11:00 tour of the Domus Aurea. As we begin our walk there we can hear music blasting and an announcer and we remember it’s the day of the Rome Marathon. Using Google maps to guide … Continue reading →
Aaaah Roma!
What a city! We are so very pleased to just be here and our location is fabulous, too. Walk to the market and see the ruins of ancient Rome just down the street—it’s a thrill: First order of business … Continue reading →