Roman Holiday

[BlueCello]

I'm off to Rome on Sunday for four days, I've never been before and I'm looking forward to it. Apart from the usual tourist attractions and things to see, what else can anyone recommend doing?? Nothing romantic, just going with a friend. Is there anything to do with cars happening next week in the area?? Any places that I should definately go?? Places to eat?

Over to you, knowledgeable Pher's.

[audidoody]

>Is there anything to do with cars happening next week in the area??


About 34,567,654 Fiats are having a meet in the Via Del Corso


(Seriously ... you're going to the cradle of Western Civilisation with all its amazing museums and archaeology and you want to know about 'cars'?



Forget cars. Visit:

1. The Colloseum
2. The Forum
3. Vatican City (The Sistine Chapel and St Peter Basilica are quite interesting!)
4. Trevi fountain
5. Spanish Steps
6. Pantheon

Wear comfortable shoes

[MentalSarcasm]

Never use the Metro.

[scoobster999]

BlueCello said:

I'm off to Rome on Sunday for four days, I've never been before and I'm looking forward to it. Apart from the usual tourist attractions and things to see, what else can anyone recommend doing?? Nothing romantic, just going with a friend. Is there anything to do with cars happening next week in the area?? Any places that I should definately go?? Places to eat?

Over to you, knowledgeable Pher's.

let us know how you get on there, I am being taken there on my BD in October so really looking forward to it. Have been told to watch the prices near St Marks square - they take the P on food and drinks costs. Other than that enjoy!

[Semi hemi]

scoobster999 said:

BlueCello said:

I'm off to Rome on Sunday for four days, I've never been before and I'm looking forward to it. Apart from the usual tourist attractions and things to see, what else can anyone recommend doing?? Nothing romantic, just going with a friend. Is there anything to do with cars happening next week in the area?? Any places that I should definately go?? Places to eat?

Over to you, knowledgeable Pher's.

let us know how you get on there, I am being taken there on my BD in October so really looking forward to it. Have been told to watch the prices near St Marks square - they take the P on food and drinks costs. Other than that enjoy!

I thought St Marks was in Venice?

[rfn]

I was there two summers ago for just one day. Went to the Vatican City and to the Colosseum. Utterly amazing places, would love to go back there, didn't get enough photos for memorabilia.

[scoobster999]

Semi hemi said:

scoobster999 said:

BlueCello said:

I'm off to Rome on Sunday for four days, I've never been before and I'm looking forward to it. Apart from the usual tourist attractions and things to see, what else can anyone recommend doing?? Nothing romantic, just going with a friend. Is there anything to do with cars happening next week in the area?? Any places that I should definately go?? Places to eat?

Over to you, knowledgeable Pher's.

let us know how you get on there, I am being taken there on my BD in October so really looking forward to it. Have been told to watch the prices near St Marks square - they take the P on food and drinks costs. Other than that enjoy!

I thought St Marks was in Venice?

Some squary expensive thing.....Peters, Pauls....someone/where biblical me thinks.

[scoobykev15]

look up the birreria peroni (quite near the spanish steps)superb food and the peroni isn't the standard italian retaurant tackle you buy here.

[Brown and Boris]

Take the metro down to the Pyramid stop to the protestant grave yard. Always quite as the 'grave', rare bit of solitude and of course the graves of Keats and Shelley.

http://www.romefile.com/sights/cemetery.php

[Ferg]

Oh.
I thought this was a thread about one of my favourite films....



Carry on.

[Doobs]

Ferg said:

Oh.
I thought this was a thread about one of my favourite films....

...

Carry on.

he likes carry on!

Is Rome that expensive? I want to go to Italy in September, but not decided where.

[blueyes]

Hmmm.

Rome.

In August!

and it's Ferragosto!!!

Lots of shops/bars/restaurants will be closed.
Town will be hotter than the sun.

Best of luck!

[Sciroccology]

Ferg said:

Oh.
I thought this was a thread about one of my favourite films....

And I thought it was a thread about one of my favourite '80s bands...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMXYcPnySxg