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Highlights Hotel room was fantastic. Great location. Nice and big. Lots of character Best... Gelato... Evah... Vatican, Colosseum, and Pantheon Pizza and gelato tour Tomatico loved the food! Lowlights Connecting flights. Zurich is not the most exciting airport to be stuck for an extended period Needed to take tours to really understand the significance of… Continue reading February 2018: Rome Summary
We had everything packed from the night before so there wasn't much to do when 6am rolled around. We quickly got up and ready to catch our ride to the airport. We unfortunately would be leaving breakfast at the hotel and would have to get something at the airport. My wife had contacted the same… Continue reading February 2018: Rome Diary – Day 9
Our last full day in Rome was a rainy one. It was just pouring and miserable. We didn't have any firm plans, but had seen some advertisements for a traveling exhibition that was in Rome. There were several exhibits halls to choose and we purchased an admission package that got us into the dinosaur exhibit,… Continue reading February 2018: Rome Diary – Day 8
With two days left in Rome we had managed to get through most of the things on our lists. Earlier in the trip we had considered a day trip to see the ruins at Pompei, but as the trip wore on, we felt less inspired by that idea. Spending a good chunk of the day… Continue reading February 2018: Rome Diary – Day 7
We woke up to a cold and overcast day. We slept in a little and managed to make it to the hotel breakfast before it closed. We had a relatively relaxing day planned. Borghese GardensWe took a bus to arrive at the Borghese Gardens. It is a large wild park area in the middle of… Continue reading February 2018: Rome Diary – Day 6
We had to get up especially early this day. We had scheduled a tour at the Vatican which was meeting at 8:00am to be ready to enter just before 9:00. The bus ride would take us about half an hour to get there according to Google Maps. We would be leaving before breakfast was available… Continue reading February 2018: Rome Diary – Day 4
This was our first full day in Rome. We woke up surprisingly rested and without much jet lag. We did have to set our alarms so we didn't oversleep and miss breakfast, though. By the time we got down to the breakfast area, it was fairly crowded, but we found a place to sit. There… Continue reading February 2018: Rome Diary – Day 3
The overnight flight from Boston to Zurich was rough. We hit a fair amount of turbulence. I'm not usually prone to feeling it, but Tomatico and I both had our moments of feeling not-so-great. The rest of the family thankfully barely noticed. None of us slept much. It's always hard sleeping on a plane in… Continue reading February 2018: Rome Diary – Day 2
Our flight was an evening red eye from Boston to Rome via Zurich leaving on a Friday night. After we were done with work we had a quick meal at home before catching a Lyft to the airport. We could have driven, but parking at the airport for the week would have cost much more… Continue reading February 2018: Rome Diary – Day 1
Finding a hotel in a European city can be frustrating. Rooms are generally pretty small and many hotels don't have standard rooms that allow more than two people. Even chain hotels, and in some cities, especially chain hotels will only have their biggest and most expensive suites allow more than 2 or 3 people. This… Continue reading February 2018: Rome – Hotel Planning
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