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Tag: Rome

Posted on March 7, 2026March 6, 2026

Rome 2026 – Day Four – Out with a Bang

Last full day in Rome and our last AI inspired itinerary. Today was a walk along the Tiber to Isola Tiberina, into the Trastevere area before walking up Janiculum Hill for the views. The timing of all of this was crucial as we needed to arrive at the Piazza Gianicolo at just before midday. To …

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Posted on March 6, 2026March 5, 2026

Rome 2026 – Day Three – How much?

Day two of our AI built itinerary of Rome today took us in the other direction down Via del Corso to the Piazza del Popolo, up into the Villa Borghese and back to the Spanish Steps. We’d learned from yesterday’s walk that the suggested route wasn’t going to fill a whole day so we added …

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Posted on March 5, 2026March 4, 2026

Rome 2026 – Day Two – AI

We’ve been to Rome a few times before and so didn’t feel the need to do all the big ticket locations once again, well at least not to pay and go inside. We wanted some alternatives and so asked AI to help us out. Prompt me an Itinerary I flit between different AI tools but …

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Posted on October 10, 2014

Italy 2014 – Day 6 – And back again

Last days away are always hard as you have to balance the time you have available to do something meaningful with an eye on the clock to ensure you leave enough time to make your flight. Today was one of those days although with a flight not due to leave until 17:20 we had plenty …

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Posted on October 10, 2014

Italy 2014 – Day 5 – The Vatican

Another walking the streets of Rome and today we headed towards the Vatican. We have been told that the weather back home has finally turned but it is still lovely here with the top temps getting into the mid to high twenties. Despite this the locals were already beginning to wrap up with scarves and …

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Posted on October 9, 2014

Italy 2014 – Day 4 – MC Escher

Today was a bit of a departure from the norm in that while we did all the usual touristy things we also went to a museum to see and exhibition of the works of MC Escher. His work fascinates me and is some of the most accessible art that I have come across. Part of …

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Posted on October 8, 2014

Italy 2014 – Day 4 – Colosseum

Posted on October 7, 2014

Italy 2014 – Day 3 – The amazing mosaics of Ostia Antica

Posted on October 6, 2014

Italy 2014 – Day 2 – The Trevi Scaffolding

There is a standing joke at home that major sites of interest only receive an update requiring a coving of scaffolding when we are to holiday there. So it was today at the Trevi Fountain and it was a considerable undertaking there too. It almost looked like a rebuild. Of course the thing about the …

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