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Train Rides
We took the train from Rome to Lucca. The first leg of the trip was a high speed train to Florence. We were at the platform well ahead of time but then I made the mistake of taking a short walk just before the train arrived so that we ended up at the back of…
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Trastevere
We were a little surprised at the size of the crowds in Rome compared to 10 years earlier. On the second night, Julie came across a blog on a less travelled area of Rome – the Janiculum Hill in Trastevere. Some of the more interesting approaches to guided tours are illustrated in the photos: small,…
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Capitoline Hill and the Forum
On the second day we worked our way over to the Capitoline Hill and the Forum. Again we stopped at a restaurant on the way home recommended by the hotel: Capo de Fero Roma. The statue of the she-wolf with the two human figures underneath it is a common icon around Rome for the myth…
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Piazza Navona and Campo de’ Fiori
The last time we were here, we took a tour of the Vatican. This time friends Ginny & Stephen had recommended going to Villa Borghese. We looked up the tickets which were about $24 Canadian equivalent. However no tickets were available for the days we were here and secondary sellers were charging $400 for the…
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Travestere at night
Trastevere is the place to wander around at night – lots of good restaurants and bars. Ten years ago, there were musicians around every corner and in every piazza but no longer. There are still musicians on the pedestrian bridge – the ponte sisto – but none elsewhere. I don’t know if they have been…
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Hotel Santa Maria, Rome
Ten years ago we cut our trip to Africa and Italy short when we discovered that Julie had breast cancer. We found out 4 days before we were supposed to leave. We weren’t able to get in to see the surgeon for 2 weeks so we cut the 4 week trip down to two –…
