2019 BC (Before Covid)
I used to travel a lot back in 2019. The trips were mostly for work, and a couple of times for leisure. When COVID happened and borders shut down, well at least, hubby and I had fun travel memories to go back to. Out of this situation, I began to truly appreciate the value of travel experiences over fancy, material things.
Hello (once again), World!
Today I did a quick experiment using the Canva app to share my trip to Rome and Vatican through this blog. I'm not a photographer or videographer, though. I just kinda felt that may be a photo and video collage would be sufficient to sum up our visit. Scroll down for the link.
Weeks before traveling
- Booked a flight from Berlin to Rome via Ryanair website
- Booked a hotel near the Vatican through Agoda - it was mainly intended for our 7am hassle-free Vatican guided tour
- Booked guided tours (small group only)
Tuesday morning: Guided tour of the Vatican Museum, including Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica. There was no wheelchair access at the Vatican Museum. If you are planning to visit in the future and you're gonna need wheelchair access, please check up-to-date information from the museum's official website.
Tuesday afternoon: Guided tour of the Colosseum, Forum, and Palatine Hill
Wednesday morning: Papal Audience at the Vatican. Then we also had a quick lunch just outside the walls of the Vatican. The hole-in-the-wall restaurants there are serving some of the best paninis and gelatos in all of Rome.
Wednesday afternoon: Walking and Food Tour - Antica Salumeria (their Prosciutto and buffalo mozzarella are the best), Pantheon, Fontana de Trevi, Hosteria del Mercato, Pompi Tiramisu, and the Spanish Steps.
Thursday morning: Rest. Laundry (it was our 2nd week in EU)
Thursday and Friday afternoon: We went back to the Spanish Steps to dine and shop.
Saturday morning: Airport ---> homebound
Getting around: walking, taxi, Uber
Bottomline: If you're the kind of traveler who appreciates or at least curious about culture / history / religion / cuisine / architecture - Rome and Vatican should be in your bucket list.
Oh, and the weather. We were there first week of October. I enjoyed a healthy dose of sunshine and cool evenings. Be sure to bring a bottle of water during your day tour - you'll do a lot of walking. I don't normally drink water from the tap; but during this trip, I refilled my water bottle from the tap a couple of times. I was fine. :)
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