Tag / Palantino

Day 4 Rome - Today is my last day in Rome, as well Italy.  Sad to leave as I have encountered so much beauty here and made great new friends.   I started the day off by visiting another country and the smallest in the world in fact, Vatican City.  Such incredible history in just one large area.  I went into...

Day 3 Rome - Today was another perfect day although a tad hot.  Forced me to buy a hat, and after much bartering, got one for a massive 5 euro.   I spent three quarters of the day at the Palatino (Palatine) and Foro Romano (Roman Forum).  They are located next to the Colosseum.  There was a bit of ground to cover...

Day 2 Rome - The perfect day here in the Eternal City.   Blue skies and pleasant temperature greeted me as I started my walk around Rome.   First stop was the Piazza Navona, then I went to the Pantheon which when inside blew my mind.  It is the resting place of the famous painter Rapheal and the open roof...

Day 1 Rome -  On  the train here today you could just tell you were getting close to Rome.  The telltale signs of fields of olive trees or other produce with the simple "roman" style home in the middle.  Small parts of ruins started to come into the picture and soon enough I was at Roma Termini.   As I expected Rome...