{"id":3614,"date":"2012-11-07T20:08:36","date_gmt":"2012-11-08T01:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stationstudios.ca\/blog\/?p=3614"},"modified":"2021-04-30T07:44:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T11:44:26","slug":"rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stationstudios.ca\/blog\/rome\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Set: Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"

Visit the photo set Rome<\/a> on Flickr.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It took me fifty one years to stand on Italian soil but only a few hours to fall for her charms. Rome, in particular, was everything people had said it was; the mix of a modern city with the two plus centuries of history was fascinating.<\/p>\n

We flew into Rome from Amsterdam via KLM late in the afternoon. I had booked our hotel, the Caesar House Residenze Romane, from a recommendation on the Sawdays<\/a> website. We were very happy with our selection as it was located close to ancient parts of Rome but also within a walking distance of Vatican City and the other parts of Rome.<\/p>\n

We broke our sightseeing over three days:<\/p>\n

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  1. The first day (a Sunday) we focused on ancient Rome and walked around the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill and the Colosseum. We also got up early (6:30 am) and made a quick trip up to the Trevi Fountain<\/a> to photograph it before the rest of the tourist hordes arrived.<\/li>\n
  2. The second day focused on the Aventine Hill, the Tiber, the Campo di Fiori, the Pantheon and the Spanish Steps.<\/li>\n
  3. On day three, we walked northwest through the Piazza Navone to Vatican City and St Peter’s. We toured the Castel Sant’Angelo and ended up on the top of Capitoline Hill.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Food wise, we enjoyed a variety of meals in Rome. Probably the best meal was the first night at La Taverna degli Amici, where we ate outside on the patio. We started with a primi course, pasta for me and risotto for Robin. Robin then shared my secondo dish of calamari prepared in tomato sauce, all washed down with a bottle of the house red wine. A couple of nights later we had a light dinner and several glasses of nice Italy red wine at Enoteca Cavour 313<\/a>. Cavour 313 has been around since 1979 and had a wide selection of nice wines from around the world both by the glass and by the bottle.<\/p>\n

    We also had some good smaller meals at Panzirone on the Piazza Navone (good but the most expensive meal we had in Rome) and Baccanale<\/a> on the Campo di Fiori. And the afternoon Guinness and plate of nachos at the Scholar’s Lounge<\/a> was a welcome break from the rain. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Visit the photo set Rome on Flickr. It took me fifty one years to stand…<\/p>\n

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