Rome Gallery done!
Hi again folks!
I’ve rested some since yesterday, or not really, but that’s another story. Anyways, I’m done editing artsy Rome photos: Click here for some 40 of all the 500 photos I shot during the weekend in Rome. The weekend was simply amazing, my third time going there. I don’t know what to say – just go there! Wow, it’s been long since I was this tired… Let’s just skip to a list of my personal favourites of Rome.
Here’s my list of Top Stuff to See and Do while in Rome (if anything on this list is wrong or random, I blame my mother, the self-pronounced expert on Rome and Italian living):
1. Have a real, delicious cup of coffee. Preferably a cappucino, but only during the earlier part of the day. After dinner have an espresso or latte instead. And oh – don’t ask for it in a plastic cup to go – drink it in the actual bar / caféteria. If you want take away coffee in Rome, go find a Starbucks or McDonald’s.
2. Fontana di Trevi. Nuff said. Toss a coin into it over your left shoulder and thy shall returneth someday. Has worked flawlessly so far…!
3. Spend a couple of nights at Hotel Fontana (look for the area around Termini for cheap rates).
4. Go club hopping in the Testaccio district! Okay the wikipedia link doesn’t really tell you anything. For a short guide on Rome’s Nightlife, click here. World Travel Guide. Hm.
5. Treat yourself some serious Italian gelato. Over and over and over again.
6. Vatican City – St. Peter’s Basilica, Colosseum, Forum Romanum, Pantheon etc. – all of that tourist stuff, and if you’ve got time, don’t miss stuff near Rome, like Ostia Antica etc. Pompeii is like 2.5 hrs away.
7. Eat everything you can find at a Tavola Calda – a buffét-ish cosy restaurant where you can pick and combine your own meals- don’t miss out on porchetta, carbonara, calamari and all the other classics.
8. Lose your breath over and over again at the Vatican Museum – Also gives you access to the Sistine Chapel, you know, Michelangelo’s the Creation of Adam.
9. Have dinner (wine) on Piazza Navona, have someone draw your face, then take a stroll over the Piazza Spagna (Spanish Steps).
10. Pizza slices in the street! Try and find the places hidden around corners where mostly Italian people buy their slices – always a good sign.
11. Have a sip or twenty of some Fernet Branca, Italy’s Jägermeister.
12. Have more coffee.
13. Don’t go home.
14. Ever.
15. Do some serious shopping on Via dei Condotti:
Via Condotti is a center of fashion shopping in Rome, dating back to the atelier of Bulgari which opened in 1905. Now, in addition to Valentino, other designers such as Armani, Hermès, Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Gucci, Prada, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana and Salvatore Ferragamo all have stores on Via Condotti. Others such as Laura Biagiotti have their offices there.
I hope this helps. As always, just comment here, e-mail me or add me on Facebook if you’ve got any questions, are interested in any photos or anything…! LOVE!
Paul
PS. COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK GREATLY APPRECIATED! DS.
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