How to do Rome?
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- cannonball19780
Sack it, like the Visigoths.
- ZOOP0
just wanted to link you his info for travel, but there's more to read if you're bored =)
http://www.ricksteves.com/about-…
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- pango0
remember to send a post card home! to tell that bitch not to open your package!
- e-pill0
best maps of the city can be found in McDonalds.. make sure you visit the McDonalds at the Spanish Steps for the best map.
make sure you have good comfortable shoes/ sneakers as the ground is mostly cobblestones and uneven.. it will hurt your back after awhile walking around..
the "Let's Go" italy books also give a good idea of what to do..
be EXTREMELY weary of your belongings especially in the train station. make sure you always are holding onto your stuff. or you will be robbed by gypsies.
if you are going to the Vatican or St Peters, make sure you are dressed correctly, girls have to wear a dress that covers their shoulders and their knees or else they will not be allowed in.
i rented a vespa over a car, as some streets a very narrow, and is hard to drive in while a vespa makes life easy.
have fun and be safe.
- eatbreathdrive0
Damn georges beer me too bruh!
- GeorgesIV0
How long are you planning to be here for?
if you ever come north to milan, i'll beer you :)- black beauty stallion!monospaced
- i'm thinking a week in the last half of junescarabin
- i may go north to venice, if i have time i'll see if i can make a stop in milanscarabin
- scarabin0
they broke it down pretty well here over a 3-day period http://goitaly.about.com/od/rome…
then i can add a day or two for pompeii and whatever else i feel like doing
- set0
Do as the Romans do
- monospaced0
You would like Siena (really great gothic architecture, narrow alleys, tons of history), but it's not exactly near Rome. Say hi to our black beauty italian stallion.
- +1. Sienna is legit. It's perched on a mountain top (for defense) and requires an adventure to get there. Especially if you rent a fiat, which needs a tail windnthkl
- scarabin
i want to visit rome with the girl this year and have heard a great way to go about it is to decide what you want to do, rent a car and just do it yourself (as opposed to tours, etc.)
so, i'm gonna do that.
the main thing on my list is pompeii and herculaneum. what else should i not miss while i'm in the region? any tips?