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Yep, after 8 years Kay and me shall be having a proper holiday, IE not a long wet weekend in Cornwall!

1 week in Rome, somewhere i have always wanted to visit. I would of prefered 2 weeks but it can be difficult for Kay to get the time due to her job.
One downside, not going until March. Cost - £310 all in.

We have a hotel in central Rome, close to most of the attractions. On my must see list are - Coleseum, Castle St Angel, Catacombes and the Vatican. Loads more to see aswell.

Anyone else been? anymore must see places?
 
Good one mate. I think £310 is very reasonable, probably because it is during school term time. I'm sure you'll have a nice time. I know a number of people who went to Rome and not one has said anything negative about the city. OK, perhaps their driving habits are slightly different to ours. :D
 
"Angels & Demons" is the prequel to "The Da Vinci Code" which you must have heard of since about half the country is reading it atm. Alot of it takes place in Rome and the Vatican and it's al to do with the Illuminati.

DaVinci Code was Brown's first megahit and no one had ever heard of his other books but that soon changed ;) Incidentally, A&D is only a prequel in the sense that it has the same character (Dr Langdon) and it comes before DaVinci code but otherwise there's no real connection.

Northern Italy is the area I know best. Used to take a lot of climbing holidays in the Aosta Valley (Italian Alps near the Swiss and French borders). Gorgeous.

Michael.
 
Believe it or not, I did see a McDonalds in Venice and a number of Americans eating the burgers in St. Marks Sq. There should be a law against that.
 
Street vendors in Chioggia were selling pizza. Dirty big slabs of it, you just say how much you want and they chop it off. Was the best ever, absolutely georgeous.
The whole chicken from the guy next to the campsite was excellent aswell, 1 whole chicken, some pasta and a big bottle of fanta for about 2 quid!

Whatever you do, dont buy ice cream from the beach vendors, spent 2 days in bed, in a boiling hot tent.

TBH, Im just excited about having a decent holiday at last, been long enough. All i have to do now is organise resbite for dad while we're away.
Oh, and maybe a passport:D
 
Romes a top place. We've had two great holidays there. If you like pizza make sure you go to a place called Est Est Est it's between the railway station and the Vittore Emanuel monument. It's in Rome's top ten I book I recommend it's one of the Doring Kindersley ones, never let us down once
 
I've just got back from Rome, and yes, it's great. :)

Termini is indeed the rail station and the hub of the (1 euro per journey) metro, so it's handy for everything although you want to be a little careful walking round there at night (supposedly crowded with pickpockets).

I heartily recommend the Dorling Kindersley "Top 10 Rome" guidebook which didn't let us down at all, in particular the "Top 10 Pizzerias" and "Top 10 Cafes and Gelateries". :D
 
The Termini is the main railway station.

Main tourist area is colleseum, roman forum and palatino - get there early to avoid the crowds (although march may be ok).

If you go to the vatican, its worth climbing to the top of st peter's basilica (lift part way), for a good view.

For 4 euros a day you can get a ticket that lets you travel on all of the buses, trams and underground.
 
Climb to the top of the Vittore Emanuel monument and get a fabulous view of Rome's skyline. You can see from St. Peter's to the colisseum and beyond.

And, don't forget..... the Pantheon, Trevi fountain, Spanish Steps, Hadrian's temple and much, much more.

There's a good cafe behind the colisseum; eat your lunch outside overlooking the colisseum, forum etc.
 

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