[Rome, Italy] Besides going to Galleria Borghese, I had no grand plans for today. There were many other things I wanted to see but I wasn’t sure how much energy or enthusiasm I’d have, nor where the day would take me after the gallery, so I played it by ear and it couldn’t have turned out any better! For a planner like myself, it was nice to have a less structured day…. Read More
Category: 2015 - Italy, Austria & Slovakia, All Travel, Europe, Italy Tags: al fresco dining, churches, city walks, European capitals, food, gelato, Italian food, museums, Rome, rooftop views, UNESCO
[Vatican City, Italy] No visit to Rome is complete without a visit to the Vatican Museum, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica. If you have only one day in Rome and have to pick between this and the Coliseum/Forum, I’d pick this (although with some planning, they are both doable in one long, exhausting day). To get to the Vatican, I took Bus 64 across the Tiber river. It was about… Read More
Category: 2015 - Italy, Austria & Slovakia, All Travel, Europe, Italy Tags: al fresco dining, architecture, city walks, European capitals, food, gelato, Italian food, museums, Rome, rooftop views, UNESCO, Vatican City
[Rome, Italy] Arriving in Rome was a breeze. I set off from LA on an early-morning flight to Washington, DC, where I connected directly to Rome. I slept for the majority of the second flight and when I landed at 8:30 in the morning local time, I was ready to go! My Bulgarian passport gave me access to the EU customs line. It was not actually a customs line but a series… Read More
Category: 2015 - Italy, Austria & Slovakia, All Travel, Europe, Italy Tags: al fresco dining, architecture, city walks, European capitals, food, gelato, history, Italian food, Rome, UNESCO
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