Five days in Rome, off season

I considered putting a question mark after ‘off season’ because, unlike 2021 (see  Firenze off season, parte uno and Firenze off season, parte due ) both Rome and Firenze were crazy crowded.  It’s difficult to know if the crowds were Read More …

More museums, monuments and interesting places

Italy Pompeii http://pompeiisites.org/en/ In 2021 I visited Pompeii for the first time and I’m still in awe.  I was staying in Sorrento and took the Circumvesuviana train from Sorrento to Pompeii.  From what I could see of the schedule for Read More …

Six Days in Rome

Since our brief visit in 2016, see  Rome post, I’ve wanted to return to Rome and see more of the city.  So as I planned my 2021 trip, I decided to add Rome. Walkabouts in Rome Despite it’s size I find Read More …

Rome

This will be a fairly short article, at least for me.  In 2016 my sister and I took a walking tour of Tuscany (see Thoughts on choosing a tour group, airline or place to stay, Montecatini Terme and Siena to St. Gimignano  posts,) that Read More …