Cappuccinos & Croissants in Italy were our favorite (p.s. they are even better than the ones in France).
Trevi Fountain (under construction unfortunately)
The Colosseum
Our hotel: Boscolo Exedra Roma Autograph Collection
Room view
View from the Rooftop Pool
We went to Europe!! As many of you probably know from Instagram (and if you don’t then you need to check it out) we took our dream trip and went all over Europe.
First stop: Rome, Italy.
Rome was amazing in every way, but also very different than anything else we had seen before. We landed in Rome at 7am (or more like 2am for us NY-ers) but we immediately went to explore. Everything about Rome seemed to be very “Italian” from the food, the people and even the streets, but we loved every bit of it and felt so welcomed by the locals.
The cool thing about Rome was that you could be walking anywhere, and just around the corner in the midst of all the modern day busyness laid ancient buildings and crumbled columns for all to view and admire. It’s so amazing to see buildings and other ancient structures that are over two thousand years old, scattered all over the city. Our favorite attraction was nested in the heart and center of the city, the Colosseum. It was so surreal to walk around with a gelato at hand only to look up and see the sight of this amphitheater I had written so many papers on.
Where we stayed: Boscolo Exedra Roma Autograph Collection
We give this hotel a 5/5 star rating for service, quality and cleanliness. Upon check in, the staff discovered it was our anniversary trip and upgraded us to a huge suite and left us a gift in our room. We absolutely recommend this hotel if your visiting Rome, and be sure to check out the rooftop pool and the view!
What/Where we ate: We ate everywhere. Seriously though. Finding a place to eat is not a problem in Rome. Restaurants, Patisseries, Cafes, and gelato carts fill the streets. I had no problem sampling different varieties of pizza for “brunch” every single day.
How we got around: While exploring Rome we walked everywhere, and loved it. But once we were leaving Rome to head to our next destination, we rented a car from Avis Rental Services. We reserved our car about 2 weeks before we left for our trip online. Additionally, we used a GPS to get to city-to-city without any problems, and the highways in Italy are even nicer than most I’ve been on in America.
*Note: When renting a car in Europe (decent size or luxury brand) it is required that you use two different brands of credit cards for a deposit. It is their policy. You need visa/mastercard, visa/discover, mastercard/discover etc. A visa credit card and visa debit card will not work together as two cards. This is something we unfortunately were unaware of and were not able to get the car we reserved. But luckily, this worked in our favor. We were able to rent a smaller car, an Audi A3, which fit through the tiny city streets and into most parking spots. I don’t even know how we would have managed with a larger car. Unless you want to spend hours looking for a parking spot, a smaller car is the way to go in Europe!
For those who are looking to add Rome to their future trip, 2-3 days in Rome is plenty of time to cover everything you will want to see.
First stop: Rome, Italy.
Rome was amazing in every way, but also very different than anything else we had seen before. We landed in Rome at 7am (or more like 2am for us NY-ers) but we immediately went to explore. Everything about Rome seemed to be very “Italian” from the food, the people and even the streets, but we loved every bit of it and felt so welcomed by the locals.
The cool thing about Rome was that you could be walking anywhere, and just around the corner in the midst of all the modern day busyness laid ancient buildings and crumbled columns for all to view and admire. It’s so amazing to see buildings and other ancient structures that are over two thousand years old, scattered all over the city. Our favorite attraction was nested in the heart and center of the city, the Colosseum. It was so surreal to walk around with a gelato at hand only to look up and see the sight of this amphitheater I had written so many papers on.
Where we stayed: Boscolo Exedra Roma Autograph Collection
We give this hotel a 5/5 star rating for service, quality and cleanliness. Upon check in, the staff discovered it was our anniversary trip and upgraded us to a huge suite and left us a gift in our room. We absolutely recommend this hotel if your visiting Rome, and be sure to check out the rooftop pool and the view!
What/Where we ate: We ate everywhere. Seriously though. Finding a place to eat is not a problem in Rome. Restaurants, Patisseries, Cafes, and gelato carts fill the streets. I had no problem sampling different varieties of pizza for “brunch” every single day.
How we got around: While exploring Rome we walked everywhere, and loved it. But once we were leaving Rome to head to our next destination, we rented a car from Avis Rental Services. We reserved our car about 2 weeks before we left for our trip online. Additionally, we used a GPS to get to city-to-city without any problems, and the highways in Italy are even nicer than most I’ve been on in America.
*Note: When renting a car in Europe (decent size or luxury brand) it is required that you use two different brands of credit cards for a deposit. It is their policy. You need visa/mastercard, visa/discover, mastercard/discover etc. A visa credit card and visa debit card will not work together as two cards. This is something we unfortunately were unaware of and were not able to get the car we reserved. But luckily, this worked in our favor. We were able to rent a smaller car, an Audi A3, which fit through the tiny city streets and into most parking spots. I don’t even know how we would have managed with a larger car. Unless you want to spend hours looking for a parking spot, a smaller car is the way to go in Europe!
For those who are looking to add Rome to their future trip, 2-3 days in Rome is plenty of time to cover everything you will want to see.
Next stop: Florence.. Stay Tuned.
Thanks for stopping by!
xo,
Victoria
Victoria!! I love this post ! You are like so informative! I dream of going to Italy one day! I can’t wait for your other posts on your other places u went to!!! looking forward to more fabulous posts soon!
Your life is so awesome, keep it up!
Love Italy … Miss it so much ..we lived there for 7 months, it is amazing people are full of life. I love that you walk around it’s a better experience then just driving from place to place .. Love your pictures .