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Whenever we travel, we look at maps for green spaces that we can walk too. Far and away, the Borghese gardens was the largest green space near us, and actually it was meant to be the most expansive gardens in Rome. Inside the galleriesThere were no lines to get inside the Borghese gallery, so we …
On our first day in Rome, having arrived in the morning after a layover redeye flight, we walked the neighborhood a bit to get a sense of what was around. Following the river, we eventually hit the bridge of angels leading to Castle Sant Angelo. There was no line at all, and there was room …
Literally planes, trains, and automobiles. We arrived in FCO on Thursday morning, and took a direct train to Rome Termini. Once in Rome Termini, we walked around and down until we got to the Metro station underneath the main train lines. This was very confusing to us both; even though there are only two Metro …
We left Hotel Budir at checkout and headed back to Stykkisholmur to pick up our birth certificates from the commissioner's office. We had lunch at Nesbraud in Stykkisholmur, which seemed to be a local spot and felt a little off-limits to me. The guy behind the counter did speak English to me, but looked thoroughly …
After a lot of initial planning and expecting to be in Iceland for 2 weeks, we've decided to jet off to Europe for a "honeymoon," rather than staying in Iceland for an additional week. We had a lot of back-and-forth with this decision, because we generally expect that every trip we take will be a …
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