indy_dad

Sounds like you had a good time. Thanks for the write up.

davispeets

Thanks for the trip report. A bike ride sounds great. I went right over to the website to check it out. The gelato places sound good and so does the restaurant below your apartment. Hmm...I might just copycat your trip. I need to check out the eating tour now.

davispeets

It appears you went to the TRasteveri neighborhood twice -- Since the food tour was located there. Is that correct. Would you suggest walking there from your apartment to the tour location - since you still walk for four hours more ? Was the tour location easy to find?

tdk320n

Thank for the name of the apartment.
Am I right that there is not an elevator and if so how many steps to reach the apartment?
My other concern is the weakness of the WIFI.It seems as if it might be difficult to use a PC in the closet or were you able to sit in the sitting area to use your pc?
Can you give the address so I can pinpoint the location of the apartment on a map.
I really appreciate your feedback so soon

JerLon

The food tour is mainly in a neighborhood south of Trasteveri. I can't recall the name, I can check if you need.

The food tour is a very easy walk but we ended up sprint/walking to get there as it is much further away than expected.

If we had more money than time, I would have taken a cab. However, we had more time than money

The tour guide offers to call cabs at the end of the food tour and we declined. We needed to walk off the calories. It was a bit of a hike though.

Again, we are fairly fit and active. We liked walking extended lengths (we walk at least 3 miles a day at home during good weather outside of working out). If you don't fit that bill, cabs are a reasonable option.

If we had used cabs for some of the longer walks, we would have added around $100 to our expenses. I think from the apartment to the site of the tour would be around 8 euros. Quite reasonable.

davispeets

Thanks Jer - sounds like a cab there and a walk back would be ok for us then. I envision being late and lost!

JerLon

TDK - I was able to sit in the closet. I put a chair in front of the door and there is a shelf that is almost at desk height.

It wasn't ideal, but it worked for me.

Address is: via della Chiesa nuova, Rome. I won't give the street number for some anonymity.

No elevator. Maybe 20 steps? Two flights plus a flight of 3 or 4 steps.

TDudette

Sounded like a wonderful trip!

JerLon

Davispeets - 6 People missed our tour. They just put them on the next tour to go out. No biggy. However, your vision is quite accurate to reality. It is a non-tourist area for sure.

cybertraveler

JerLon, it sounds like you had a wonderful trip. We will be staying in Rome in August and your notes are very helpful. Thanks for sharing!

tdk320n

JerLon
Thanks for the information, I am adding this apartment as a possibility to my list.
It sounds as if your trip was great. I also have made notes for my trip next year

LuvToRoam

How long was the bike ride? Is it mainly on cobblestones? I'm such a wimpy bike rider but hubby loves the notion....44 days and counting..... sounds like you had a good time. How was the weather?

JerLon

The bike ride was six hours long of which four were pedaling.

Also stopped at the catacombs, at a farm, and stopped at several interesting sites.

Weather was amazing. 80's and sunny.

LuvToRoam

Big Sigh.....sounds nice, I may have to share this with hubby. Thanks for the info.

willowjane

Just now finding this report! Great report. thanks!