Amazing trip to Rome and 7 day cruise with kids
Dec 23rd, 2011, 06:05 AM
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That day we had found out that a cousin of mine had arrived the night before in Rome with his 2 sons. We promptly arranged to go out for our last dinner with them to Gino at 9:30, we called and asked if we could be 7 instead of 4 and they said it wouldn´t be any trouble. In only 15 minutes we had to change and get ready to go out, I don´t know how we managed to be ready but at 9:30 we were all set to go. We met my cousin at the lobby and walked to the restaurant which was only 3 blocks away from the hotel. We had a good meal, our expectations were really high because of all the great reviews we had read and the fact that 2 times we had been told that there were no reservations since it was so popular, I guess we were expecting too much, it wasn´t a bad meal but it wasn´t the best we had either.
My older kid order the bisteca, my youngest penne pomodoro, my husband and I decided to have our last pasta amatriciana. We ended up drinking 4 bottles of wine (it came out to one bottle per person since my cousin´s oldest son is old enough to drink) which the waiter recommended, and it was good in quality and price. We were toasting to our future travels to Italy, and having a great time. We decided to skip dessert and go to Piazza Navona for our last gelato. I had a bacio, chocolate and nocciola gelato which was incredible. My cousin wanted to go to the Trevi Fountain, since they had done the ancient Rome tour that day, but hadn´t seen anything else. We walked to the Pantheon first and the four boys were our guides, we let them show us the way, it was nice to see them walk which such confidence and act like they had been living there for a long time. They had fun showing their cousins what they had learned in the past days. Then we went to the Trevi Fountain and finally headed back to our hotel, by then it was past 1 o´clock.
I still had to pack our bags and make sure we left nothing behind. The car was going to pick us up the following day at 5:30am so we didn´t have much time to rest. We had hired the transfer with Rocar but since they had stood us up before, we asked the hotel to find a car for us to take us to the airport. The driver the hotel found for us was waiting at the lobby the following day, and on our way to the airport we enjoyed our last views of the Colosseum, Vittorio Emmanuel Monument, Trajan and Marcus Aurelius columns, Circo Massimo and Santa Maria in Cosmedin (which we never found the time to visit, so no Boca della Verita picture for us, maybe next time). The four of us were tired, but happy to have been able to do this amazing trip.
We had a great time, some things worked out, others didn´t go as planned, but I wouldn´t change anything, we enjoyed ourselves immensely, we learned a lot about Rome, history, culture and about ourselves and we felt closer now as a result. This was an incredible journey which we expect to be able to do again sometime.
I hoped you enjoyed this trip report, and that it helps someone who is thinking about going to Rome. You all inspired me to plan the trip and to write about it, and I thank you a lot for everything you added to our time there, and now as I wrote this I got to relieve some parts of this amazing experience.
Soon I´ll add a link where you can see some pictures, and info about the places we visited.
Enjoy your travels!
Happy Holidays!
My older kid order the bisteca, my youngest penne pomodoro, my husband and I decided to have our last pasta amatriciana. We ended up drinking 4 bottles of wine (it came out to one bottle per person since my cousin´s oldest son is old enough to drink) which the waiter recommended, and it was good in quality and price. We were toasting to our future travels to Italy, and having a great time. We decided to skip dessert and go to Piazza Navona for our last gelato. I had a bacio, chocolate and nocciola gelato which was incredible. My cousin wanted to go to the Trevi Fountain, since they had done the ancient Rome tour that day, but hadn´t seen anything else. We walked to the Pantheon first and the four boys were our guides, we let them show us the way, it was nice to see them walk which such confidence and act like they had been living there for a long time. They had fun showing their cousins what they had learned in the past days. Then we went to the Trevi Fountain and finally headed back to our hotel, by then it was past 1 o´clock.
I still had to pack our bags and make sure we left nothing behind. The car was going to pick us up the following day at 5:30am so we didn´t have much time to rest. We had hired the transfer with Rocar but since they had stood us up before, we asked the hotel to find a car for us to take us to the airport. The driver the hotel found for us was waiting at the lobby the following day, and on our way to the airport we enjoyed our last views of the Colosseum, Vittorio Emmanuel Monument, Trajan and Marcus Aurelius columns, Circo Massimo and Santa Maria in Cosmedin (which we never found the time to visit, so no Boca della Verita picture for us, maybe next time). The four of us were tired, but happy to have been able to do this amazing trip.
We had a great time, some things worked out, others didn´t go as planned, but I wouldn´t change anything, we enjoyed ourselves immensely, we learned a lot about Rome, history, culture and about ourselves and we felt closer now as a result. This was an incredible journey which we expect to be able to do again sometime.
I hoped you enjoyed this trip report, and that it helps someone who is thinking about going to Rome. You all inspired me to plan the trip and to write about it, and I thank you a lot for everything you added to our time there, and now as I wrote this I got to relieve some parts of this amazing experience.
Soon I´ll add a link where you can see some pictures, and info about the places we visited.
Enjoy your travels!
Happy Holidays!
Dec 27th, 2011, 07:24 AM
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Hi!
As promised, these are a few web links that helped me a lot with the planning:
http://romerevealed.typepad.com/rome-revealed/ tips about attractions, customs, restaurants, public transportation, etc.
http://www.parlafood.com/ great tips on food and restaurants
http://piccolituristi.turismoroma.it...gine/indice/en lots of info for planning your days with kids
http://www.passagetoroma.com/
This blog brought Rome alive for me before our trip
http://www.wired2theworld.com/Rome2009.html
And here is the information on the restaurants:
Trattoria Da Ugo e Maria
Via dei Prefetti 19
39 06 6873752
Enoteca Provincia Romana
Largo Foro Traiano 82/84
+39 0669940273
http://www.enotecaprovinciaromana.it/
Pietro Valentini
Via dei Pianellari, 19
06 6868565
Il Baccanale
Piazza Campo de Fiori, 32
We didn´t have this on our to do list, it just was the only restaurant that was opened at that time. Not bad, but you can find better places to eat.
Mario
Via delle Vite 55
I had been here before, last time it was good, but this time it didn´t live up to our expectations. If you are ever here the meat is better than the pastas.
Tullio
Via San Nicolo da Tolentino 26
06-481-8564
http://www.tullioristorante.it/i_nostri_piatti.html
Definitely try the Bistecca alla Fiorentina, it is delicious.
The restaurant in Sorrento
O’ Parrucchiano
Corso Italia 71
http://www.parrucchiano.com/en/home.php
Hope that info helps!
As promised, these are a few web links that helped me a lot with the planning:
http://romerevealed.typepad.com/rome-revealed/ tips about attractions, customs, restaurants, public transportation, etc.
http://www.parlafood.com/ great tips on food and restaurants
http://piccolituristi.turismoroma.it...gine/indice/en lots of info for planning your days with kids
http://www.passagetoroma.com/
This blog brought Rome alive for me before our trip
http://www.wired2theworld.com/Rome2009.html
And here is the information on the restaurants:
Trattoria Da Ugo e Maria
Via dei Prefetti 19
39 06 6873752
Enoteca Provincia Romana
Largo Foro Traiano 82/84
+39 0669940273
http://www.enotecaprovinciaromana.it/
Pietro Valentini
Via dei Pianellari, 19
06 6868565
Il Baccanale
Piazza Campo de Fiori, 32
We didn´t have this on our to do list, it just was the only restaurant that was opened at that time. Not bad, but you can find better places to eat.
Mario
Via delle Vite 55
I had been here before, last time it was good, but this time it didn´t live up to our expectations. If you are ever here the meat is better than the pastas.
Tullio
Via San Nicolo da Tolentino 26
06-481-8564
http://www.tullioristorante.it/i_nostri_piatti.html
Definitely try the Bistecca alla Fiorentina, it is delicious.
The restaurant in Sorrento
O’ Parrucchiano
Corso Italia 71
http://www.parrucchiano.com/en/home.php
Hope that info helps!
Dec 28th, 2011, 05:27 AM
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Thanks Treesa, I´ll be uploading them soon. Happy New Year to you too!
I forgot to include the hotel info
Hotel Adriano
Via di Pallacorda 2
http://www.hoteladriano.com/inglese/hotel.htm
After checking out different hotels in various locations, price ranges, ammenities included, etc. I ended up choosing Hotel Adriano, it was the best decision I could have made. The price was adequate, the staff was helpful, the room was huge for european standards, we had the Junior Suite for the 4 of us and never felt crammed. The location the best I could have hoped for. I read a few reviews on trip advisor, some were excellent, some good and some mediocre, different people can have different opinions about the same thing, in this case this hotel worked great for us.
I forgot to include the hotel info
Hotel Adriano
Via di Pallacorda 2
http://www.hoteladriano.com/inglese/hotel.htm
After checking out different hotels in various locations, price ranges, ammenities included, etc. I ended up choosing Hotel Adriano, it was the best decision I could have made. The price was adequate, the staff was helpful, the room was huge for european standards, we had the Junior Suite for the 4 of us and never felt crammed. The location the best I could have hoped for. I read a few reviews on trip advisor, some were excellent, some good and some mediocre, different people can have different opinions about the same thing, in this case this hotel worked great for us.
Dec 28th, 2011, 06:17 AM
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I really enjoyed your report. Your boys sound like real troopers when it comes to travel adventures. They were tolerant when the unplanned happened and seemed ready to soak up all the iinformation on what they were seeing. But you and your husband seemed like such wonderful travelers, they must come by it naturally.
Your English is excellent, better than many for whom English is a first language! Thanks for sharing your trip with us!
I am looking forward to seeing your pictures.
Your English is excellent, better than many for whom English is a first language! Thanks for sharing your trip with us!
I am looking forward to seeing your pictures.
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What a wonderful TR Gabrielle, am forwarding it to my sis who will be spending 4 weeks in Italy this summer. Her kids are much older, but am sure they'll enjoy the scavanger hunt all the same. We did a similar Med cruise last year and this brings back happy memories, thanks a ton...
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Hey Gabrielle, I am going to Rome with my husband and our 2 boys (13 & 14) in October this year. LOVED reading your report and feel even more excited. It was great to walk along with you from place to place, and it made me realize just being in this amazing city will be enough.
Thank you for writing this,
MP
Thank you for writing this,
MP
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