“Always Impressive”
The goal for today: visit the Coppedè area. We got some coffee and started our walk on via Porta Pinciana towards the north and the Largo Fellini: As we walked with the old walls on our left and more modern … Continue reading →
The goal for today: visit the Coppedè area. We got some coffee and started our walk on via Porta Pinciana towards the north and the Largo Fellini: As we walked with the old walls on our left and more modern … Continue reading →
Testing, testing 1234 I need to make sure this works before we go to Italy. Leaving March 23. Maybe it seems premature but it’s something I can check off the list. I think I’ll add an image to the right … Continue reading →
I woke up so so early; it is an hour earlier here than in Italy. So I watched the full moon setting out our window on Chiado Square. Not really in the mood for any major hiking, we went to … Continue reading →
We had booked a car through romecabstransfer.com and Claudio was there right at 8:30 to pick us up in his Mercedes sedan. Funny thing was that he grew up in the building right next door. The Star Alliance lounge was … Continue reading →
Our friend Donna told us we “must” see Bernini’s Sculpture, St. Teresa in Ecstasy, so that was our goal for the morning. It is in the Santa Maria della Vittoria Church. The walk was just under an hour on google … Continue reading →
It was drizzling when we woke up, so we took our time getting ready for our second to the last day in Italy. Piazzaa Navona was our first stop. There was a Christmas market there this weekend, but by Monday … Continue reading →
December 8th. La festa dell’Immacolata Concezione/the feast of the Immaculate Conception marks the beginning of the Christmas season. The Pope comes into Rome and puts a wreath on the statue on the Imacolata in Piazza Spagna. It is a national holiday … Continue reading →
Getting into the Rome thing. Yes! We spent the morning getting groceries. First stop, the fresh pasta shop called Il Tortellino, with oh so many choices. Then into the San Cosimato market for produce. From there we took a … Continue reading →
Wow, we are really stringing together some lovely Autumn days weather wise, and we are grateful. We took off for the Spanish steps stopping for coffee at the same bar as the day before, which I am beginnning to recognize … Continue reading →
It was kind of a lazy morning, but we got out and walked towards the Ponte Sisto, stopping for coffee on the way. I was able to walk us (phone-free, just on memory) pretty directly to the Campo dei Fiori … Continue reading →