LIVE Italy Land trip then 10 days on Pride, Oct 18-29 to Greece, Turkey, Sicily and more Italy with ninjacat123!

[ninjacat123]

6 minutes ago, Haljo1935 said:

Did you do the Underground tunnels, arena floor or ???

Just the regular $25 per person ticket.

[ninjacat123]

37 minutes ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

I love the train ride from just north of Firenze to Roma, Tuscan hillsides, abandoned castles and medieval towns, Italian Cypress...

I saw some cute villages quickly as our train zipped by😁

[Jeafl]

I am loving your review so far!  Now I want to book a trip to just Italy!

[MAsquared]

On 10/13/2023 at 11:48 AM, kleibo said:

If you can, get Global Entry.  It's great when getting back to the states and you bypass the longggg Customs Line.

highly suggest global entry as well.  True game changer

[carsastic]

26 minutes ago, MAsquared said:

highly suggest global entry as well.  True game changer

Appointments are non existent for the last 5 months, they now have appointments on arrival .. out last arrival at jfk had a 3 hr layover .. wife waited for 2.5 hrs and had  to leave , with 20 people ahead.  she does have appointment for next feb!

 

[ninjacat123]

1 hour ago, Jeafl said:

I am loving your review so far!  Now I want to book a trip to just Italy!

Thx Jeafl!! We are thinking of a second trip to Italy as well. ☺️

[ninjacat123]

After the Colosseum, we were needing a bite (funny how being in Italy does that😉) so we stopped at a busy restaurant Angelina Dei Fori dal 1947. Split a pizza with fresh tomato and basil. Yum! Washed it down with an Aperol spritz. 

 

[ninjacat123]

Rain started to pour and we walked to the Trevi Fountain. Even with rain, it’s a zoo!

[ninjacat123]

This is how ninjacat123 was feeling. 😜

Edited October 16, 2023 by ninjacat123
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[ninjacat123]

So back at the B&B, we are sitting out on our covered balcony with a glass of wine. Here are the pics I promised earlier.

[carsastic]

32 minutes ago, ninjacat123 said:

After the Colosseum, we were needing a bite (funny how being in Italy does that😉) so we stopped at a busy restaurant Angelina Dei Fori dal 1947. Split a pizza with fresh tomato and basil. Yum! Washed it down with an Aperol spritz. 

 

Haha yes i have eaten there and had the same thing! 

[Haljo1935]

34 minutes ago, ninjacat123 said:

After the Colosseum, we were needing a bite (funny how being in Italy does that😉) so we stopped at a busy restaurant Angelina Dei Fori dal 1947. Split a pizza with fresh tomato and basil. Yum! Washed it down with an Aperol spritz. 

 

 

Why do I suddenly think I'm hungry and why am I suddenly craving pizza?🥴

[Jeafl]

26 minutes ago, ninjacat123 said:

Rain started to pour and we walked to the Trevi Fountain. Even with rain, it’s a zoo!

But in the movies it always shows a couple there with the whole fountain to themselves...😆

[Ciaranaman]

19 hours ago, ninjacat123 said:

Once we cried uncle, our waiter cleared our table and brought limoncello shots with a little carafe of more limoncello. Nice!!

Limoncello...I LOVE limoncello.  I will get to Italy one day and it will be solely for limoncello!

~Bernadette

[ninjacat123]

54 minutes ago, carsastic said:

Haha yes i have eaten there and had the same thing! 

It’s a very popular place😁and I saw lots of pizza orders going by me

[maluhia87]

48 minutes ago, Jeafl said:

But in the movies it always shows a couple there with the whole fountain to themselves...😆

Only if they are there at sunrise 😉

[ninjacat123]

1 hour ago, Ciaranaman said:

Limoncello...I LOVE limoncello.  I will get to Italy one day and it will be solely for limoncello!

~Bernadette

And it was such a nice surprise since we didn’t order it! Yum yum!

[4hunters]

22 hours ago, ninjacat123 said:

I wanted to go there because they make a wonderful Bistecca alla Fioretina. A steak the size of your head😜

That looks SOOO good!!  Perfect size for two and a perfect rare/medium-rare!  

[ninjacat123]

I need to apologize to intrepid because we had reservations for L’altra Guanicia , but due to a lot of walking, rain, and adding in another taxi ride, we decided to find a place closer to home. I looked on Tripadvisor and found L’antica Fraschetta around the corner from our hotel. We were able to make 8 o’clock reservations and thank goodness we did because the place was packed and stay packed till we finished our meal at 9:45.

Edited October 16, 2023 by ninjacat123
Stupid autocorrect 😜

[ninjacat123]

We started with a charcuterie board, linguine and clams for me, osso buco for Craig. He ordered a fried artichoke on the side. Everything was yummy, homestyle and well served. In fact, we enjoyed ourselves so much, we are having are meal after the cruise there. I’m so full🐷

 

Edited October 16, 2023 by ninjacat123

[ninjacat123]

30 minutes ago, fyree39 said:

I don't know if I could stand all the crowds at the Trevi Fountain. 😳

I felt the same way! Got in, took my pic, got out. Drives me a little crazy🤪

Edited October 16, 2023 by ninjacat123

[ninjacat123]

53 minutes ago, 4hunters said:

That looks SOOO good!!  Perfect size for two and a perfect rare/medium-rare!  

It.was.so.tasty!! One of the best bites of steak I have ever had!

[carsastic]

“In fact, we enjoyed ourselves so much, we are having are meal after the cruise there. “

Beautiful! Now you guys have your “own” place ! 
 If you have more nights in Roma.  Try the Trastevere area.  Its a beautiful authentic roman area with great outside restaurants that’s incredible affordable!

[princess76021]

59 minutes ago, fyree39 said:

I don't know if I could stand all the crowds at the Trevi Fountain. 😳

We were there in September (last year) there were just a few people there.  Our pictures looked like we were the only ones and no it wasn't early in the morning!!

Hugs from Texas

[ninjacat123]

7 minutes ago, carsastic said:

“In fact, we enjoyed ourselves so much, we are having are meal after the cruise there. “

Beautiful! Now you guys have your “own” place ! 
 If you have more nights in Roma.  Try the Trastevere area.  Its a beautiful authentic roman area with great outside restaurants that’s incredible affordable!

I’m gonna look into that! Thx carsastic 👍😁