Electrical use in Italy
by icunme
The electrical voltage in Italy is 220 - in the U.S. it is 110 - the plugs are different also. Your PC is easily adaptable and the new universal batter charger has a range from 100 - 240 voltage. Your hair dryer is NOT adaptable. An adapter changes only the plug and permits the device to be connected to the Italian outlet - if the voltage is not correct, the device will burn out. A voltage converter is a large, heavy apparatus that no one should carry with them on their vacation - buy a small portable hair dryer here or know that most hotels supply them. For more detailed info, do review this page:
http://goitaly.about.com/od/travelpackingtips/l/bl_electricity_italy.htm
Vatican Post Office
by nicolettart
I thought it might be a good idea to mail postcards home postmarked from Vatican City. I am not a stamp collector or anything, but I think stamps are a cool souvenir, as opposed to some of the corny items you see in the tourist trap shops in Rome. The nun working in the post office was so delightful, chatting away with us and offering helpful tips. When you go stop and say hi to her!
Civitavecchia, Italy to Fiumicino Air Port
by Rome2008
Safe and reliable way to get to the ship if going on a cruise is by avoiding the trains that limit passengers with luggages, and sometimes on strike, or
too crowded....is to contact a good car service: www.romelimousinebyjohn.com
found in google.com or yahoo.com
Expect the personal limousine service reliable with Mercedes: 2 px for E 130,
4 px for E 160, and 6 px for E 180, and 8 px for E 200 for top rated new limo
vans and sedans registered to enter port security to drop off clients at the
ship no no drag drag of bags along the hot roads of Italy, Civitavecchia.
Cosy Inn in Trastevere
by sandysmith about Antica Osteria Rugantino
An Osteria is a local neighbourhood Inn serving good roman cusine in plentiful proportions. We came across this one in Trastevere and enjoyed it so much we came back most nights. Well we always seemed to end up on this side of the Tiber in the evenings and there was a handy bus stop just nearby to get us back to our hotel.
The Mouth of Truth
by Kikitriky
Hey men, enjoy the visit with your beloved ones! To the left of the very entrance of the church Santa Maria in Cosmedin you can check whether your lover's heart belongs only to you. Just ask her to put her hand in tne mouth of Neptune and if he doesn't bite it off - sleep tight! If the mouth bites the hand off that would mean that your lady was unfaithful to you. No joke - it is a local superstition dating back from Antiquity. Such a pity it only checks woman's faithfulness, not man's... Another legend says that any liar would lose his hand, but I like the first story more!
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The richly frescoed ceiling
Tomb of Vittorio Emanuele II
My wife and I in Campo dei Fiore
looking west
