Well tonight was my final night in Rome and I'm uncerain whether I'll have time to post tomorrow, so while a follow up will be done when I'm back in the UK I might not get another chance while still over here.

Tonight I failed again to get in to La Taverna dei Fori Imperiali again (perhaps I really ought to book next time as it is listed as the 5th ( Read more... )

Even as I set off this morning I could feel my legs. Yesterday was just too far and I found myself gingerly walking up hill to cut round the back of the Roman Type Writer so I could get the The Pantheon.  By the time I got to the otherside the worrying feelings were near gone and so I proceeded on to my target ( Read more... )

I decided, or more acurately my tired limbs decided, that I would eat locally so I hit Trip Advisor.  My original choice was furthest away and listed 22nd in Rome for Trip Advisor restaurants.  Needless to say it was full.  The next place was no where in sight (perhaps it's now closed) and so I went to my third option, Osteria della Suburra down ( Read more... )

I'm knackered.  I've been walking near non stop for over 7 hours today.  In the heat.  32 degrees C heat ( Read more... )

As ever I had plans, though part of them were in black and white.  I set off for the station and the main museum.  It was due to close at 19:30 so I had a few hours spare.  On arriving I wandered round the gardens outside and decided to leave it till tomorrow or Saturday as I was not sure I'd have enough time.  I thus wandered.  I reached Piazza ( Read more... )

Round the corner is the magnificent Basilica Di Santa Maria Maggiore, a large domed church/cathedral with a cavernous, gilt filled interior.  It shouts grandeur, highlighting it's importance before the Vatican came in to being.  The entrance is actually on the other side from Via Cavour, with the piazza on each side being separately named.  It is ( Read more... )

I should quickly point out that the late start was not due to getting up late, in fact I could have grabbed an extra half hour or so in bed if I'd thought about it (wish I had).  Internet here at the hotel is patchy and slow,so on deciding to upload the RAW pictures from my camera to a cloud site (MS Skydrive) it should have taken just a few hours ( Read more... )

I know I said I'd probably finish the wedding photos before doing any of gthe others, but now in Rome I've part changed my mind and have uploaded the photos I took this morning.  I had already processed 57 wedding photos, and that count now stands at 70, with about 160 left to go,

Photos are at my Webshots account

So I set off this morning towards the Colosseum, but cut east of it, up some steep interesting steps, through an arch to St Pietro in Vincoli, past the university building, past Parco Traiano and on in to Domus Aurea and Cole Oppio.  This is meant to be a pay to enter area, but unless I missed some thing (google spy-sat maps to be hit) then it was ( Read more... )

Well checked out of Hotel Leo, left Leonessa, and headed south to Rome and the main airport to drop off the car.  The journey was pretty straight fowards though it was amusing to catch Abi and Rashmi taking a break from their return trip with a sneaky ice cream.  I almost stopped to join them but wanted to make good time while \i could.  Good job ( Read more... )