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  The Pantheon is one of, if not my favorite buildings in all of Rome. It sneaks up on you, from out of nowhere, a small slice of its beauty on display when peering down the side streets. There is…

Steps from the Pantheon in the maze of cobbled streets sits one of Rome’s most famous and favorite caffes. Tazza d’Oro, which translates to Gold Cup, has been around since 1946 and is rumored to serve some of the best…

Well, here we are, home again.  Safe and sound! Our flights, trains and shuttles all went off without a hitch this time.  Heck, I even got some sleep on the plane!  What's up with that? I wonder why it is…

Nothing lets you know you’re in Italy more than the Vespas, tiny old cars and bikes.  I have a fetish for photographing these (and fountains, windows, doors, facades, arches, door-knockers, architectural flourishes and old Italian street signs – collections to…

Another hot as hell day in Rome, so we decided to take it easy and retreat to the parks. Under the cool shade of trees, the sun and breeze almost makes the heat bearable.  Almost. We hopped to Metro up…

First, thanks for hanging in.  I finally found an Internet cafe with an old-fashioned ethernet hook-up, so here I sit in a sweltering hot cafe, my fingers sliding off the wet keys as I type.   But, I promised info…

Well, after a few days of strugling with the free wi-fi and having no luck, the owner of the BandB was nice enough to let me use his computer. So, here I sit to give you a little update on…

Well, we are here. Finally! Had plane troubles, had to de-board plane and wait for another, left almost 4 hours late. We got to Rome airport and found out none of the trains were working- so we blew our money…

We are foregoing our Travel Tip Tuesdays for the next two weeks and going ALL ROME ALL THE TIME!I think this will be my last post until I set foot in Rome, which if all goes as planned, will be…