Travelogues Rome

Rome

It's April 1, 2024. When the ferry's huge belly opens in the port of Porto Torres, Sardinia, we first think it's an April Fool's joke, but no, it's really raining. Fortunately,...

The important news first: I reached the Nightjet and have already placed my breakfast order. It was the right decision to leave early today, just before 6:00 AM. This way, I had...

My point of reference: The bell tower of the "Santa Maria Maggiore"

One of the most significant achievements of civilized society in the Roman Empire was the city's water supply system. An ingenious system supplied the inhabitants of Rome with...

Six days in Rome with Nina.

is this a good idea?

Morning outfit crisis: In the Vatican, cutouts are unwelcome – but no one mentioned anything about the back cutout. 👀 This time breakfast is 'to go' – of course, again it’s...

Felix had a fever of around 40°C in the motorhome and was glowing above the rooftops of Verona.

The past two weeks have been exciting and we have experienced a lot: saying goodbye to Albania, couch surfing in Italy, visiting family in Rome, New Year's Eve, and continuing...

We have only touched on the Christian aspect of Rome; those interested in this history can visit many churches in the city and of course visit the Pope. Many tourists flocked to...

Rome was supplied with food and grain from North Africa, the breadbasket of the Roman Empire, mainly via the port, which was located a few kilometers from Rome. The port city of...

The Roman Forum is a huge collection of heavily damaged ruins, as the square was not only rebuilt many times, but also used to extract stone for the construction of St. Peter's...

On the way to the Colosseum

The least strenuous stage first: so driving to Millingen am Niederrhein, then switching to Klaus' car, who took Nobby and me to Eindhoven Airport. The flight was on time, we...

The old antique buildings in Rome represent a glorious time and have deep historical significance. But you also need a lot of imagination to imagine the marble cladding and...

According to my smartwatch, I walked 19 km through Rome today, so I'll probably need a few blog posts to turn all of my impressions into descriptions. I'm not going to go about...

So, a real tourist day in Rome! I tried to start very Italian: Espresso and Cornetto right at the counter. That worked out pretty well. Then we stumbled into a church; with over...

You can tell that I am a great admirer of Emperor Augustus. He led the state of the Roman Empire into a prosperous and peaceful time. Political decisions were always made with a...

The Palatine is the hill in Rome that was first settled and is therefore considered the founding hill. A few old ruins, particularly imperial palaces, villas and residential...

The reason why the Romans felt so safe in their city and were able to build a large empire with peace of mind was certainly due to the city's difficulty in reaching it. This is...

The Roman Forum soon became too small for some rulers in Rome and they expanded the centre of Rome with new buildings. Emperor Augustus had a mighty temple built, but the...

A very good day to my dear fellow human beings:), right now I'm enjoying the warm Pentecost sun in Bari❤️. I've been at sea for six weeks now and today I jumped into the sea...

Today we let ourselves be carried away, first along the Tiber, which now has significantly more water after the extensive rain. Then across the Tiber, or as it is called in...

Now in the last blog post about the vacation trip to Rome, I first have to tell you about the train journey on the return journey. On this journey we had 19 minutes to change...

Today, in addition to the usual pictures of the sights, there are also a few snapshots of our 'everyday life' in Rome. As I wrote on the first day, we live outside the city...

Autumn holidays - Hooray! After the long summer vacation up north, this time we headed south. We managed to get train tickets from Villach to Rome - there were none available...

After almost 8 hours, we arrived super on time in Rome. The sun even came out along the way, and we had a beautiful view amidst all the tunnels. View from the train Upon...

With heavy luggage, we drove to the train station early in the morning to store it. Today was the tourist highlight in terms of crowds. Half of Italy (oh what the heck - half of...