Rome, Italy - photo tour
do I need to explain where I am?
my mate Karen & I pause for a photo op :)
the entry to our hotel - The Pantheon Inn (highly recommended should you ever go!)
inside the Patheon
after throwing the coin over my shoulder so I can return to Rome!
inside the vatican city (we queued for 3 hours to get in here, but it was SOOOOO worth it!)
one of the MANY photos I took inside - I'll spare you the rest
my first of many coconut gelatos in Rome - YUM!
inside St Peter's (arch is over where the Pope hangs out)
Labels: italy, mini holiday, photos, rome, weekend
Rome Here I come :)
Update on the weather for the weekend in Rome & London (hee hee)
ROME, ITALY:
Saturday: SUNNY, 80°F
Sunday: SUNNY, 77°F
Monday: drizzle, 75°F
LONDON, ENGLAND:
Saturday: sun, 66°F
Sunday: light rain, 75°F
Monday: rain, 68°F
So I'm now positive we made the right decision leaving the UK for the weekend (our other choice was going up north to the lake district, but the temps up there are even cooler than London with heavier rain & wind . . . I reckon we made an excellent choice for a weekend get away!!!
Labels: england, italy, London, mini holiday, rome, weather, weekend
Girls Gone Wild with chocolate in Brussels
Lara & I went to Brussels for the weekend & here are a few of our photos . . .
top of building in the grand palace
Belgian waffle with strawberries & whip cream
mannekin-pis
Lara & me with mannekin pis
wittimer's chocolate window display
taste testing the chocolates
Lara & me at the fountain in parc de bruxelles
me & Lara "on" the atom
Lara & me with the atom of iron
We arrived Friday night at 10pm, went straight to the hotel, got dinner near the hotel and went to bed. Got up on Saturday took the metro to Bourse station. Walked to Grand Palace looked at the hotel deville, eat a Belgian waffle in the square, wandered around enjoying the sun. From there we walked down to see Manneken-Pis (the wee boy pissing above), from there we headed for a bit of chocolate taste testing in place du grand sablon. Walked up to the Palais de Justice, over to the jardin d'egmont, and up to the musee des beaux arts, through parc de bruxelles, continued up to parc du jardin botanique. Then took the metro back to Bourse station to go to dinner at Le Flagstaff where we both had mussels - YUM! Back to the hotel for sleep. Sunday was sunny & warm again so we headed up to the Atonium (atom of iron from 1956 world fair) and then back to the grand palace for yet another waffle, wonder about the souvenir shops and hang out in the sun. Dinner near the hotel at a really nice place and then back to the Eurostar for our train back to London.
It was a great weekend break!!!
Labels: belgium, brussels, friends, mini holiday, photos, travel, weekend
do I need to explain where I am?
my mate Karen & I pause for a photo op :)
the entry to our hotel - The Pantheon Inn (highly recommended should you ever go!)
inside the Patheon
after throwing the coin over my shoulder so I can return to Rome!
inside the vatican city (we queued for 3 hours to get in here, but it was SOOOOO worth it!)
one of the MANY photos I took inside - I'll spare you the rest
my first of many coconut gelatos in Rome - YUM!
inside St Peter's (arch is over where the Pope hangs out)
