Trevi Fountain
by frasermedic
A hot spot for the girls... get the chestnuts roasted on an open fire at Christmas time... you'll drool every time you think of them! We roamed through Rome for over a week. We added extra days to our tour, mostly because it brought the airfare down to $372 per person... yup! Round trip. We went at Thanksgiving time and it was not crowded, not hot, easy to get into a museum, and not many tourists. So, we felt like they were putting on a show just for us. We lucked out and only had a day and a half of rain in 19 days (supposedly the rainy season). Although it was the rainy season, there are many indoor activities, just in case.
Here Comes the Bride
by von.otter
“A husband and wife ought to continue united so long as they love each other. Any law which should bind them to cohabitation for one moment after the decay of their affection would be a most intolerable tyranny, and the most unworthy of toleration.”
— Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
Shelley saw the world through a poet’s eyes that included love and marriage. His views were radical for the early 19th century, but they gained popularity in the 20th. Shelley is buried in Rome, in Cimitero acattolico, the Non-Catholic Cemetery, also known as the Protestant Cemetery (see von.otter’s Rome Travelogues #3 “The Protestant Cemetery: So Sweet a Place” for a photo of Shelley’s grave)
It is said to be good luck to see a bride on her wedding day.
When in Rome in the spring it seems that every day is a day for a wedding, and with so may churches every area of the Eternal City plays host to a ceremony on any one day of the week.
We saw brides at the Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo on the Caelian Hill (photo #1); at Santa Maria in Dominica (photos #2 & #3), also on the Caelian Hill; and at Santa Cecilia in Trastevere (photo #4).
My favorite bride photo is that of the woman ascending la Cordonata of the Campidoglio (photo #5). It appears as if the 1877 bronze of the Mediaeval Roman politician Cola di Rienzo (1313-1354) is either blessing or warning the woman on the brink of her marriage ceremony at Santa Maria in Aracoeli. This spot, between the steps leading to Santa Maria in Aracoeli and the Campidoglio’s Cordonata, is where Rienzo was hanged.
A tiny supermarket (supermercato)
by ATLC about Caffe Trombetta
Just round the corner from our hotel I found a tiny supermarket. I always have a bottle of water with me when walking about a city, and buying them in a supermarket instead of a street stall saves heaps of money. Bottled water. Small bottles of flat mineral water for € 0,32 instead of the usual € 2 per bottle anywhere else.
Taking a bus around Rome
by TinKan
For getting around town use the public transport. The busses are nice with air-conditioning so it makes for a little break from all of the walking.
The busses and subway work well in Rome. Just watch the gypsy kids and mothers.
Most of the people of Rome use Vespas to get around so watch out for them.
Best seafood in Rome
by pixelorange about Trattoria Ragno d'oro
Quite small, so book in advance as it is ususally full in the evening. Delicious home made italian food. Charmingly served. Great service. Closed on sunday pasta with seafood. never had so fresh seafood before in rome. pasta is home made by marco and fabios "mamma"!!!
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Constantin's obelisk and yours truly tired
Fountain of the Four Rivers (1651)
Rome
Limestone valley around Civita di Bagnoregio
