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I can t thank you all enough for all the information I have received birmingham real estate virtual tours over the years from Fodorites. I have never written a trip report but have benefited tremendously from the generosity of others that share and I thought I would give it a try.
A July e-mail alert from airfare watchdog for fall travel set everything in motion. www.airfarewatchdog.com A jaw dropping low price to Rome from San Francisco ($856) and I ran with it British Airways one stop in London.
The flights were great, no complaints, in seat entertainment. On the way back, the Rome to London flight was delayed due to fog at Heathrow, the SFO flight was held for us and others flying in from other locations with delayed landings. birmingham real estate virtual tours One World staff were waiting for our flight (maybe 10 people total from the Rome flight) as soon as we got of the plane and the two of them escorted the group all the way to the another gate to catch the SFO flight, and helped get us through security quickly. I was so impressed with the service from British Airways/Heathrow.
This was our second trip to Italy (my third if counting the post -college Grand Tour). Previously, we covered Venice and Tuscany (Florence, Lucca, Siena, birmingham real estate virtual tours San Quirico d'Orcia (and surrounding areas), birmingham real estate virtual tours and San Gimigiango).
I was uncertain how we would fare in Rome. My previous expectations for Venice and Florence had been all wrong! I was so unsure about Venice after reading such spirited and differing opinions and we ended up adoring it. Then I was surprised to find that we did not connect with Florence when so many others seem to love it. I had read a thread where others who did not connect with Florence enjoyed Rome and that gave me hope. Plus, we love love love Paris, we keep going back even though we have so much more of the world to experience.
Not only that, I think it helped push me out my Paris safety box. I was so energized, that on the plane ride home, I was plotting trips to Spain and Slovenia and London (so many great recent trip reports thank you all). I hope to visit Rome again at the beginning or end of future trips to Italy as we have much more Italian territory to cover.
This was the first time I used www.booking.com for Europe and I loved it! It was such an efficient time-saver. No need for back and forth e-mails (with the time delay) with the hotel about things like cancellation birmingham real estate virtual tours policies and availability. I only made refundable reservations.
Being obsessive when it comes to travel planning (half of the fun!), of course I still read all the reviews on Tripadvisor birmingham real estate virtual tours in addition to the booking.com reviews. All reservations were honored, the prices were as quoted, and some apartments were included in the listings. I reconfirmed before leaving, but I don t think I needed to. Once I had decided on the hotels/apartments, I booked everything in under an hour.
Also, if you use the Tripit App all the confirmation e-mails from booking.com flow in perfectly including the price. Tripit keeps a running total on the cost of the trip from the confirmation e-mails you forward. (Nod to the recent topic: Do you really want to know what your trip cost?)
I book one bedroom apartments to give us separate sleeping quarters so we can either sleep in or stay up late without bothering the other person. For us, a central location in a pedestrian birmingham real estate virtual tours friendly area has been key factor to a successful and enjoyable visit to a city or town.
We generally prefer apartment rentals over hotels where possible for the extra space it provides birmingham real estate virtual tours as well as the kitchen facilities primarily for the ability to make and have coffee first thing in the morning. Coffee is key to a great morning in our home it is a serious sacred morning ritual. Don t mess with the coffee, and don t run out. I took 3 half pound bags of freshly ground coffee birmingham real estate virtual tours with us neither the B B nor the Hotel had kettles, but all of the apartments did. We do pour over coffee at home, and were able to do the same in the apartments I brought the coffee, cones, filters, and s scoop. And, we did almost run out at the end an no my clothes didn't smell of coffee, I put each bag in a ziplock bag.
I made scrambled birmingham real estate virtual tours eggs with smoked pancetta for most breakfasts served along with fruit and yogurt. birmingham real estate virtual tours This trip, we never got tired of eating out for lunch or dinner. Perhaps because an Italian menu was easier for us to decipher? Or, maybe because we never really had a bad meal experience?
Roma Shuttle was 100% reliable and less expensive, but perhaps they don't have the latest cars. Or perhaps I just booked too late! Our Mercedes on pick up was the oldest in the lot of waiting cars with drivers but the older gentleman gave us a nice narrative tour as we went into Rome. On return we had a large van, but he was parked and waiting outside our apartment way before the scheduled 5:10 am pickup- which is a priceless comfort!
you stayed at one of my favorites in Perugia..happy you seemed to like it. You're right,magnifcent location on the top deck of the city. Waiting for the rest of your first report...so far, so very good.
I can recommend them all. But, I don't think I would recommend the Cenci B B to a first time traveler (only 3 rooms on different floors) because you need to be very independent and there are lots of keys to carry - for the building, elevator, room, floor, and more, and owners don't seem to live on site.
Right around the corner from the Trevi Fountain. I choose Cenci because it had very good reviews, and looked nice as a one nighter birmingham real estate virtual tours jet lag recovery room. We had the room with the blue-mood lighted shower, a very nice modern bathroom. The one snafu was not getting the wifi password when we checked in as there was no information in the room.
I choose the Trevi Fountain location because I wanted to be in the historical core, but not too far from Termini Station for the taxi ride to the train station in the morning as we headed off to the three hour train ride to Perugia. And, later our home base would be near the Campo so this would give me another location to check out.
Since we were weren t arriving in Rome until late in the afternoon my only plan for that first day was to see the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps (didn t happen went the wrong way! Got to see the Parthenon instead) and eat dinner.
Dinner was il Chianti right across the street from the B B. It has a large outdoor patio we like outdoor settings it seems to be a very popular place and the b b hostess said that guests enjoyed the place. It was good enough that we ate there again when we found ourselves back near the Trevi Fountain on our return to Rome and needed a place to eat.
I decided to prepare for the steep hills and stairs of Umbria about two weeks out. Although of course I had been thinking about it since July. I stupidly birmingham real estate virtual tours overdid it the very first time out injuring one of my knees - a sprained knee ligament doing some ridiculous stretching. I had felt so great and limber. But the next day, I discovered that I did too much. My knee is still messed up and I can t wear heels. I have been in shoe shame hell, because birmingham real estate virtual tours I don't (yet) own any flat work appropriate shoes!
I handled the walking/stair climbing on the trip with a combination of (1) Ibuprofen, (2) Voltaren Gel (purchased over the counter in Italy about 11 euros) (3) knee peas ice pack from CVS -- another good reason to have an apartment, and (4) a few vicodin pills. I went to the doc before leaving to have the knee looked at and we discussed the Voltaren Gel which I read about on a thread here (Thanks Densiea!) for once I got to Italy.
It was warm when we landed and I switched from my Dansko/Sanita clogs with socks into another pair of Dansko Mary Jane sandals (Sam) with no socks that I thought I had properly worn in. But, what I didn t account for was that my feet were still swollen from the plane ride. So with the strap of the Mary Jane sandal, the heat, and no socks I got blisters within an hour. I should have kept on my go to clogs and worn socks.
I am really silently upset with myself Limping? Blisters? And the trip is just beginning! Plus, upon return to Rome I have a fourth story walk up apartment! My one trip a year I have never had a walking issue before. Are you kidding me?
You speak the truth....I have never had more blisters on my feet than I did in Rome. (And funny that the bandaids I had selcted and sorted did not get in my bag and I got to pay for some at the hotel.....i had to scrub like carzy to get the water proof adhesive off my skin....otherwise dirt would stick to itand look so gross!)
I was looking at the Departure Board and could not see our train (I saw the time 11:28 - but you need to know the last stop! I think it was Ancona) I think it was also important to know the Train Number to read the Board. I had printed some pages of the schedule from the Trentialia website but not everything because I was not sure which train we would take. I knew we switched in Foligno and I knew we should get off at the main (second) Perugia stop.
I looked birmingham real estate virtual tours at the tickets and could not figure anything out: Repeat Look at Board, birmingham real estate virtual tours Look at Tickets, Confusion. Finally, we asked a worker he indicated with his hand that it was really far away. I think it was 1 est track. Where the heck is that? Why can t it be a normal track number Why can t it be plain old 1 . Facing the tracks, that is all the way to the left of the station, and then way the hell down there --past the normal tracks birmingham real estate virtual tours where everyone else is waiting leisurely and all non-panicky for their train ride.
Once we started the long trek down I didn t see a validation machine And, my plan to pick up some food for the 2 hour 51 hour train ride failed . Luckily, Cenci provides bottled water in the room, which we took so we had water and I still had some emergency food from home.
Next, adventure. The train stops at Orte, First a couple of young girls go by giggling (where they spotters?). Then, a suspicious woman and daughter without luggage or any bags gets on. They sit in the aisle across from us and