Visit Spanish Steps(More pics...
by zheyy
Visit Spanish Steps
(More pics are in Travelogue ^^) I guess the first time I knew it was from the movie 'Holiday in Rome'. I do have bunches of imagination about it...
That day when I strolled in Rome with my friend, I was almost lost. We walked through narrow alleys again and again, - actually I enjoyed experiencing Rome by this way: with no definite destination, just to encounter everything by chance.
It was dusk, we were going along a street and saw the beautiful sunset just performacing on the front end of this road. We started to run and wanted to catch the amazing shot. However, the road seemed too long, also because after one-day walking, my feet were so painful.
I couldn't run fast, just kept going. The sky turned darker little by little.
'Running, hi, don't give up.'my friend encouraged me.
I know many beautiful moments may only come once, you can never expect when to meet them again.
Anyhow we got to highest place of the road before the end of sunset. I realized right that moment I was in Spanish Square!
Lots of people were there enjoying the scene. I leaned by the rail, thinking I might say THANKS to sunset because it waited for me.
Weather
by keeweechic
The month of August is probably NOT a very good time to visit Italy, especially Rome (and south) because of the excessive heat. Most of Rome chooses to close for the whole month and take their vacation time then. If you have to visit Rome during August, then just be prepared for a lot of things to perhaps being closed. You should check with the different places before travelling to make sure they will be open -- chances are, most will not be.
Italian Jewelry in Rome
by FTORRI about Gioielleria Bevilacqua
This family-run shop features fine Italian Jewelry. The owner, Fabrizio Bevilacqua, welcomes you in a friendly atmposphere giving professional suggestion on each selected piece present in his shop. Tax refund available.For shopping lovers one place not to miss when in Rome.
You can contact him and find some of his best jewels selection in his web-site. Shipping all around the world. You will find prestigious brand names as Mikimoto, Mirko Visconti, Aor, Unoaerre, Fiorella gioielli...
Some exclusive pieces sold on line, creation upon request of personal jewels.
Watches: Breil, Raymond Weil, Philip Watch, Fossil, Altanus, 1a Classe.
Silverware: Acca, Del Conte. 18kt gold pendant starting from 30Euros(35USD) to exclusive pieces up to 15,000Euros(18,000USD)
Types of tickets on public transit
by mccalpin
Types of tickets for public transit for Rome's buses/trams/Metro:
BIT - Integrated Time Ticket <== one time use
BIG – Integrated Daily Ticket <== all day
BTI – Integrated Tourist Ticket <== 3 day
CIS – Integrated Weekly Ticket <== 7 day
See the full descriptions at the ATAC website at http://www.atac.roma.it/index.asp?p=1&i=870&o=3&a=3&ci=55&tpg=2&lingua=ENG
NOTE: there are important restrictions on these tickets. For example, the one time ticket must be validated (put in machine on the bus), and it is good for 75 minutes - the fine is 52 euro is you violate this. Please read the links.
These tickets can be used on :
- Atac buses (including the trams)
- Cotral buses (urban routes)
- Cotral Trains: Roma–Lido, Roma–Viterbo (Rome - Sacrofano leg), Roma–Pantano
- A and B subways (for one trip , including those requiring switching lines without having to pass through the turnstile)
- FS trains (one trip, one direction)
Tickets can be bought at nearly 2,000 resellers (tobacco stores, kiosks, bars, and card shops) in the region of Lazio (except for the yearly pass) and at resellers in the train stations in the region of Lazio.
The automatic ticket machines accept banknotes and coins of various types, but give change ONLY as 5, 20, and 50 (euro) cent pieces, up to a total of 2 euro.
In the case that more money is put in the machine that the ticket costs:
- the ticket will be issued if the change can consist of only 5, 20, and 50 (euro) cent pieces;
- the ticket will not be issued if the change must consist of 1 or 2 (euro) cent pieces, or is more than 2 euro. In such a case, the message "Change not available - cancel the operation" and the money will be returned.
Sorry but this is a...
by syllybabe
Sorry but this is a non-recommendation for a chinese restaurant called La Rotonda
We ordered sweet and sour pork, hot and sour soup and peking duck but the waitress could not understand a word of english and was quite rude. The food wasn't that good and we never got our peking duck because she didn't understand the order.
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Trajan's column
San Lorenzo in Lucina
St. Peter’s Dome, from Vatican Gardens, May 2007
Palazzo Quirinale.
