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A quiet place in Roma: Borghese Gardens & Spanish steps

4 August 20206 October 2020Posted in Citytrip, Europe, Italy, RomeTagged Benso, Borghese gardens, Fontana della Barcaccia, La dolce vita, Pincio, Pincio hill, Roma, Rome, Rome by night, Spanish stepsLeave a comment

In the past three days we had seen a lot of the highlights that Rome has to offer. Originally, on our fourth and last day in the city, we wanted to do a daytrip to visit another place for a bit. But by this time we had already walked so far, our feet blistered and our bodies tired, that we decided to spend a relaxing day in the most beautiful gardens of Rome instead.

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Wandering through Rome

21 July 202023 July 2020Posted in Citytrip, Europe, Italy, RomeTagged Altare della Patria, Best dinner in Rome, Cordinata Capitolana, Italy, La bocca della verita, La dolce vita, Piazza del Campidoglio, Roma, Rome, Sette Oche in Altalena, Teatro di Marcello, VittorianoLeave a comment

After visiting the Foro Romano for a couple of hours and then spending some time at the Colosseum, Boyfriend and I were ready for siësta. Never mind that it was already half past four, we needed a break. So we spent some time in our hotel. Sleeping, reading, resting. Until my stomach was growling so much we had to get out for, what would be, the best dinner we would have in our week in Italy…

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The oldest parts of the Eternal City: Guide to Foro Romano

16 July 20206 October 2020Posted in Citytrip, Europe, Italy, RomeTagged Ancient Rome, Arco di Settimio Severo, Arco di Tito, Casa delle vestali, Chiesa di San Lorenzo in Miranda, colosseo, colosseum, Eternal city, Foro Romano, Forum Romanum, History, Italy, La dolce vita, Nothing else matters, Palatino, Roma, Rome, ruins, Tempio di Antonino e Faustina, tempio di vesta, Via SacraLeave a comment

When we suddenly changed our plans and went to Rome for the summer instead of Iceland, we made a (small) list of the absolute (and obvious) highlights of the city that we didn’t want to miss. On our first day in the city, we could cross off the Trevi Fountain and for our second day, we wanted to explore the oldest parts of the city, ticking off the boxes to the Colosseum and the Foro Romano. Again, the city was as quiet as it had ever been before and we had hours to explore the ancient ruins by ourselves.

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