It’s been a long but very good time here in Italy, six weeks total. From our first apartment in Lake Como to our last B&B…
Way back in 64AD there was this fire, pretty big, so big that it destroyed all of the center of Rome. The fire raged for…
Every once in a while things just seem to come together. Last night we decided to have dinner out, a rare occasion for us, and…
So not every day is a touring day. Some days we just got out of the house and wandered around not looking for anything in…
Today’s quest will be Villa Adriana, Hadrian’s villa, located about 25 miles north of Rome. We’re planning on using that ever so valuable weekly bus…
This was the center of activity in ancient Rome. Religious, political, social and judicial activities all took place within this rectangle area measuring 820’ by…
Continuing with our tour, we walked up Palatine Hill to the ruins of several of Romes palaces. Starting to get a little warm, around 70+F…
OK, tons of history about this building located in the center of Rome. So much so, that to go through all accounts would fill up…
Getting kind of tired of walking everywhere so we thought we’d give Rome’s transit system a try. Tickets are reasonable, for a single trip it’s…
Hop-on Hop-off is fun but it does have its’ drawbacks, like getting stuck in traffic and not stopping when you want it to stop, so…