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Category Archives: Looking back
An impromptu trip to Rome (part 2)
18/1/09 – 1pm Had a nice long sleep and then got the Metro up to the Vatican. Had a wander round and took some photos, including this one of a grandad feeding the pigeons with his little granddaughter! I’m currently … Continue reading
Posted in Looking back
Tagged Augustus, Baths of Diocletian, Cavour, Circus Maximus, Colosseum, holiday in Rome, House of Livia frescoes, Madonna dei Monti, Museo Nazionale Rome, Piazza del Popolo, Rome, Rome blog, Rome Metro, Rome travel blog, San Crispino Rome, San Pietro, Terme Museum Rome, Termini, Trevi Fountain, Vatican, Via del Corso
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An impromptu trip to Rome (part 1)
One blustery Friday evening in January 2009 I did the most spontaneous thing I have ever done and booked a flight to Rome for early the following morning. Earlier in the day I’d endured the dreaded ‘Collections’ (Oxford speak for … Continue reading
Posted in Looking back
Tagged Arch of Constantine, Colosseum, gelateria, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, pizza, Rome, San Crispino, Spanish Steps, Termini, Trajan's Column, Trevi Fountain, Vatican
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Bidding a sad farewell to Rome
14/9/08 – 11.30am Am sitting on the plane waiting to take off. Feeling really sad to leave Italy, but at the same time I’m so happy to have had such a wonderful couple of weeks! The journey here was very … Continue reading
Posted in Looking back
Tagged BSR, Fiumicino, Flaminio, Monte Testaccio, pecorino, Pyramid of Gaius Cestius, Rome, Termini, Tiber, tiramisu, Trastevere
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BSR Summer School day 11 – Early Medieval Rome
13/9/10 – 5.30pm The day started with rain, which made taking photos rather problematic, but it brightened up throughout the day. We started by going to the Forum Romanum to see an early church which was converted from a Roman … Continue reading
Posted in Looking back
Tagged BSR, Crypta Balba Museum, Forum Romanum, Pantheon, Rome, Santa Maria in Trastevere, Tiber
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BSR Summer School day 10 – Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli
12/9/08 – 5.35pm Today we went by coach to Tivoli to see Hadrian’s Villa. I think everyone’s pretty shattered now and we perhaps didn’t get as much out of it as we might have done – though maybe that’s just … Continue reading
Posted in Looking back
Tagged BSR, Emperor Hadrian, Grand Tour, grappa, Hadrian's Villa, Maritime Theatre, Rome, Tivoli
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BSR Summer School day 9 – the Domus Aurea and other things
11/9/08 – 4.45pm We got the Metro first thing to Termini station, where we saw a section of the Servian walls round the back of a restaurant. This was the very same section Hannibal would have been met with! From … Continue reading
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Tagged Auditorium of Maecenas, Baths of Trajan, BSR, Claudius, Domus Aurea, Golden House, Nero, Rome, Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Servian Walls
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BSR Summer School day 7 – the Colosseum/Baths of Caracalla
9/9/08 – 4.30pm The day got off to a good start with a visit to the Colosseum – though accompanied by a rather grisly commentary on all the horrid things that used to go on there. I had been inside … Continue reading
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Tagged Baths of Caracalla, BSR, Colosseum, Montemartini, Rome
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BSR Summer School day 6 – day off
8/9/08 – 6.30pm Another really good day. Had a lie-in and left the BSR around 10am. Wandered into the city centre alone and indulged in some shopping – got a gorgeous leather rucksack and some pressies for the folks back … Continue reading
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Tagged Piazza Navona, Rome, Trevi Fountain
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BSR Summer School day 5: The Triumphal Procession
7/9/08 – 4.40pm We left the BSR at 9am and walked to the Pantheon, the most complete surviving building from antiquity and surely one of Rome’s most impressive buildings. We had breakfast at one of the restaurants next to it … Continue reading
Posted in Looking back
Tagged Arch of Constantine, BSR, Circus Maximus, Largo Argentina, Mamertime Prison, Pantheon, Theatre of Marcellus, Theatre of Pompey, Vittorio Emanuele Monument
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