Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. So let`s move further and the next stop will be - Rome, Italy.
p.s. as usual, all photos are taken by me :)
Well, we got to Champino Airport (not far from Rome). You can take a city map right in the airport at the info station (you`ll see it and ask how to get to Rome and to your hotel). A small advice for you - I always book my hotels close to underground or famous places. It`s the easy way not to get lost in the unknown place if you don`t want to spend all your money on taxi!
After arrival take a bus on the station in front of the Airport (tickets can be bought inside the airport) and go right to Termini Station, Rome (Central station). The price of the ticket was about....I forgot )))) Till 10 euros per person for sure!!!
You know, I didn`t like Rome from the first sight and the reasons were:
1) too hot (+36)
2) too crowdy
3) too dirty on the streets.
I was so upset but what helped is that our hotel was in Vaticano city (a family hotel, 50 euros per night for 2), 10 minutes walk to Vaticano and 20 min by underground and on foot from Termini. The room was cosy, the owner of the hotel was very helpful and there was coffee for free D:D:D: (my mood started to grow up).
After all our adventures we decided to watch the top of Rome. And number 1 was Colosseo (the same undergroud station, line B). Before I saw it I thought - WOW , I`M GONNA SEE THE HISTORY. When I saw it I thought - GOSH, I SEE AFRICA AND INDIA HERE, and all stones from Colosseo...where are they?:D:D:D So here it is, the giant of the old history!
Well, seeing Colosseo without Vaticano means nothing! So here it is! Vaticano, the sacred place for all Catholics :)
After that we decided to take a but around Rome (Termini station, 15 euros per person) and watch the whole Rome at one time. Here it is.
What useful info you need to know before you go to Rome?
1. Not so many people here speak English (unlike in Barcelona). Or may be I was so unlucky!
2. The price for the public transport is around 1,50 euros (as far as I remember). You can buy it in special ticket machines on every station.
3. The best pizza was on Termini station, ground floor.
4. The price for a pieace of pizza (a quarter) was about 3-5 euros, coffee - 1-3 euros (it depends), water - 0,50-2 euros (it depends). Restaraunt prices for pizza are from 8 euros, for pasta - from 8 euros, for lasagna - from 9 euros. Don`t forget that you`ll see extra 2 euros for tourists` service and you have to pay the tourist tax for every night. You`ll pay it in a hotel
5. if you want to go to other cities, use Termini station tickets office and try to pay there by card using special machines, It`s faster and if you pay cash prepare to stand a veeeeeeery long queue.
6. All toilets were for 1 euro
7. Don`t talk with the city sellers or they `ll follow you :D
8. Be careful with your bags!
9. Don`t forget to try the best Italian ice-cream (3 balls will be for 3-5 euros, it depends).
(continuation is in my post #2).
Comments
AReality, I`ll try ;)
afro , thanks!
Fantastic....
Mustafa . Do you need shengen visa? If not, then good, if yes, then you need to check the price. In my country it`s about 60 euros.
Then see the flights to Rome. I took Ryanair and Wizzair flights,The thing is that you need to book before several months and thus you`ll sve some money. For me it was 30 euros per ticket from Barcelona to Rome (I booked 2 months before).
Then count all transport spending:
1) from and to Airport (around 20 euros)
2) Everyday transport tickets (I`d recommend you to go to Vaticano and Colosseo and then - take a bus tour for 15 euros).
3) Choose the right hotel (I use booking.com where I check the best price and also - a location).
4) I eat mostly what I cooked so I try to find supermarkets with fruits and bread and ham and so on :) I eat rarely at the cafes. It helps to save money for other activities.
5) Have an evening walk around Rome. Just simply walk :) It`s so nice :)))
When you`re ready to go to Rome or you want to book the tickets, don`t forget to call me :)) I`ll help you if oyu want!)
Estanis, thanks for sharing your experience!
In addiction, I should state that I paid the most expensive coffe I've ever had (I think 4 euros) although it was in Piazza de Venezia, just where you took the photo.
noaslpls , I live with a thought "Make your dreams come true in reality not in your head" L) Thanks for the comment!)
One of the cities in my bucket list. :) :) I really envy you. You've been to all these cities and places. Thanks for sharing with us.