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Rome - any advice ?

  • 19-05-2005 11:22am
    #1
    whippet
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    I am due to go to rome for a 4 night break, staying outside the city in the Petra hotel, I have never been to Italy and it wasn't my first choice of destination but howandever ... I would like to hear about things to do, advice, car-hire, day trips etc !!!


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  • #2
    magpie
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    Do as the Romans do.


  • #3
    zefer
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    whippet wrote:
    I am due to go to rome for a 4 night break, staying outside the city in the Petra hotel, I have never been to Italy and it wasn't my first choice of destination but howandever ... I would like to hear about things to do, advice, car-hire, day trips etc !!!

    Ive just come back, had a great holiday.
    check this out for things to see/do..
    defo recommend Vatican and get the guided tour! well worth €21

    http://www.romaturismo.com/v2/en/main.asp

    ps. I wouldnt suggest hiring a car! not for the faint hearted


  • #4
    whippet
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    zefer wrote:

    ps. I wouldnt suggest hiring a car! not for the faint hearted

    is it really that bad ... I have driven all over the world, including in new york. I just like having the car when I am away so I can take impromptu day trips off the beaten track, I wouldn't be using it in the city at all !!


  • #5
    impr0v
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    I've driven in milan/northern italy and it was fine, rome did seem a bit hectic though. If you've driven in ny it shouldn't be a problem though.

    The underground/metro in Rome is easy to use and incredibly useful so check it out as soon as you can. Avoid the high priced tourist trap restaurants on the via veneto, etc. and go slightly off the beaten track for great food at much better prices. Be prepared for a low level of english comprehension.


  • #6
    smileygal
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    I highly recommend the Coliseum - fab. :D
    But not the incredibly annoying hawkers outside it :mad:


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  • #7
    quad_red
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    .... as a city.

    I would never live in Rome. Ever. But the sights of Rome are breathtaking. Saint Peters and the Vatican museum will blow your socks off. The Pantheon. The Forum. All astounding. Someplace that everyone has to see.


  • #8
    magpie
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    Be prepared for a low level of english comprehension

    Bloody foreigners


  • #9
    whippet
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    'Be prepared for a low level of english comprehension '

    no different to a day out in dublin then


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