Share Many of you have probably read about the surprising amount of snow in Rome we have had the past few days. I was unsure about writing this post as some of you may even be tired of hearing and seeing photos of Rome covered with snow but waking up to snow outside your window [...] Snow in Rome 2012
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Share Many of you have probably read about the surprising amount of snow in Rome we have had the past few days. I was unsure about writing this post as some of you may even be tired of hearing and seeing photos of Rome covered with snow but waking up to snow outside your window [...] Quick Bites in Rome: Nobel
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Share Last week I was able to finally meet my sister-in-law for a quick bite at a place she has been wanting to bring me to for quite some time. She had mentioned several times that they have very good arancini here as well as brioche siciliana. As I have mentioned before, I usually work [...] Pizza in Rome: Pizzeria da Simone
January 19, 2012 By 1 Comment
Share It’s given that you can get some really good pizza in Rome. What Rome is well-known for is pizza al taglio or pizza by the slice. It’s not a slice of a round pizza but rather these pizza are rectangular and you can decide how big or small of a slice you want. You [...] Missed Flight to Lisbon: Almost!
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Share With gazillion miles under my belt, I would never have thought that I could make such a stupid mistake. We had booked the train journey to the airport and looking at the various arrival time at the airport, we chose one that left at 6.40am and got into Fiumicino at 7.19am. The flight leaves [...] Chinese New Year Event in Rome 2012
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Share Huge disappointment. That’s how I feel about this year’s Chinese New Year event that’s taking place in Piazza del Popolo this afternoon. It is a four-hour event that culminates with fireworks at about 6.15pm. Why the disappointment? For me, the only sense of Chinese New Year in Rome is this event and the reason [...] Favorite Bakery in Rome: Regoli
January 13, 2012 By 7 Comments
Share While I was writing the post on Sicilia e duci, it dawned on me that I have never written a post on my favorite bakery in Rome – Regoli. Even before we moved to Rome and would be here just for the holidays, we would stop by this bakery. Along with a few other [...] Off the beaten path: The Park of Aqueducts
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Share This is a guest post written by Agnes from understandingrome.com and I want to thank her for this insightful post as it was also an eye-opener for me. If you want to go off the beaten path, this would be a fascinating tour. In 312 BC the censor Appius Claudius decided to harness the [...] Browsing Rome with Agnes
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Share My name’s Agnes Crawford, I’m originally from London. I graduated with an M.A. in Architectural History from Edinburgh University in 1999, and didn’t know what to do next so came to Rome to do a CELTA (English Language teaching course) and have a think. Nearly 12 years later I’m still here. I’m licenced as [...] Colosseum looks at limiting tourists
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Senate Stenographer Paid As Much As King of Spain
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