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Mon, 18 Apr 2011 | By drmitch | Views [598]
Determined to see St Peters & climb the dome before leaving Rome, I rose early and headed back to the Vatican for the third time. It was totally worth the effort. I joined the line that had already formed just before 8am to scale the 600 stairs to ... Read more >
Tags: castel dell ovo, naples, pompeii, st peters basilica, volcano
Sun, 17 Apr 2011 | By arm | Views [560]
Italy I was lucky enough to travel to Italy with my cousin J, including Rome, Vatican City, Siena, Florence, Venice, Verona and Milan. We had the most amazing adventure together sight-seeing, travelling by train, staying in a variety of accomodation-... Read more >
Sat, 16 Apr 2011 | By drmitch | Views [779]
A slightly later start saw us having breakfast in the park of Colle Oppio, which overlooks the
Colosseum, where we watched an impressive dogfight between the mutts being
walked in a group. Ben & I pretended not to be vets. We then headed to
“Santa ... Read more >
Tags: michaelangelo, palm sunday, piazza del popolo, pope, santa maria maggiore, spanish steps, st peters basilca, st pietro di vincoli, vatican
Fri, 15 Apr 2011 | By susan_h22 | Views [614]
Hey everybody, I arrived in Rome a few hours ago and I already LOVE it! The sun is shining and I can wear a T-Shirt all the time - isn't that wonderful!? It's April and I feel like it's summer! Well - besides of the great weather - it was quite ... Read more >
Wed, 13 Apr 2011 | By drmitch | Photo Gallery
Rome! Needs no description
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Wed, 13 Apr 2011 | By drmitch | Views [556]
I awoke to cloudless blue skies with the promise of an excellent day’s walking. Unfortunately I had to leave Riomaggiore and spend 5 hours on the train to Rome,
where I was meeting a couple of Uni mates for four days of culture, pizza and
gelatos.... Read more >
Tags: colosseum, lasagne, rome, trevi fountain, vatican
Mon, 11 Apr 2011 | By drmitch | Views [796]
I rose early to catch the local train to Monterossa, the
northern-most town in the chain of villages where I was planning on starting my
walk back down to Riomaggiore. There was a sign up saying something about the
trail being closed, but the actual ... Read more >
Tags: cinque terre, unesco heritage site, villages
Sun, 10 Apr 2011 | By drmitch | Photo Gallery
A pit-stop in Genoa followed by 2 great days in the Cinque Terre National Park walking through cliff-top villages
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Sun, 10 Apr 2011 | By drmitch | Views [580]
A stupidly early train took me to Milan
and (not having enough money to shop) from there to Genoa,
where I was staying overnight at a B&B in the dodgy part of town
overlooking the docks. Wandering past people drinking out on the sidewalk ... Read more >
Tags: beach, christophen columbus, cinque terre, genoa
Tue, 29 Mar 2011 | By bither_traveler | Views [350]
I was able to go on an amazing trip to Italy in December 2009. I traveled with three friends, and we journeyed quickly through Venice, Florence, and Rome. Stopping in countless churches, historical landmarks, festive shops, and beautiful parks, we ... Read more >
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By kassischmitt | Views [269]
I never thought I could be so grateful
for a volcanic eruption.
As I headed to the airport that
April morning in the back of a waterbus, I thought I was watching the Floating
City disappear from my sight for the last time. But when ... Read more >
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By saraeloca | Views [1165] | Comments [2]
Bam, Kurplop. An orange splattered all over Ellie’s chest.
Apparently the word spectator or neutral is taken as a suggestion rather than a
fact at the Ivrea Carnevale celebration. Blood oranges are ever so tasty in
Italy, but as the succulent red ... Read more >
Tags: ivrea oranges
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By bither_traveler | Photo Gallery
Venice, Florence, Rome
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Sun, 27 Mar 2011 | By rachel_webb | Views [1849]
I remember the first time I ever saw a blood orange. Several years ago, I visited Rome with a good friend and we spent a delightful few days wandering through cobbled streets, searching out storied landmarks, losing ourselves in serpentine ... Read more >
Tags: blood oranges, italy, markets, rome
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