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Stinger885's Blog

January 13 2011

Buongiorno! I have been in Rome for about a week now. It is such a beautiful city; just walking down random streets and checking out the 16th century architecture is a treat. Of the major landmarks, Julianna and I have seen the Pantheon and St. Peter's Basilica only so far and been inside neither, but man are they spectacular from the outside. I can't wait to check out the insides of them and also to check out other landmarks that look stunning even in pictures, such as the Sistine Chapel, the Colosseum, and Trevi Fountain. Really just walking around anywhere here is exciting though and we will have plenty of time to explore it all, in addition to doing some travelling to other parts of Italy and other European countries.

We have been slowed down a bit so far, partially from Julianna being sick, but also from jetlag. As I write this it is 2:15 PM local time, and I just woke up at 1:30 after setting my alarm for 12:30 intending to get lunch and failing. I've been trying to wake up early (9 or so) every day but still just can't get tired at 12 or 1 local time, given that it is equivalent to 6-7 PM EST. I haven't gone to sleep as early as 7 PM EST since I was a toddler. I don't remember having such a tough time on my previous trip to Europe, but this is really annoying. Anyone have any suggestions for dealing with jetlag?

I'm gonna stop here and hope to start a trend of shorter but more frequent blogs. I'll get some pictures up soon and talk about poker when there is more to talk about on that front.

Brian H

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January 13,2011

Alcohol is a tremendous cure for jetlag!

guvnorious

January 13,2011

^ guvnorious nailed it.

betwitnothin

January 13,2011

make sure u go to trastevere at night it's a district across the river and is absolutely buzzing at night. also make sure u find san crispino, the universally accepted best gelato place in rome for the last 15 years. try honey cream (their speciality) and ginger cinnamon (my favourite). everything else worth seeing u will probably easily find in any tourist guide but dont miss those 2! oh another thing go to the foro romano first (line about 20 mins) and get the foro romano + colosseum ticket. this is valid for 2 days so u can go to colosseum after and skip the massive line (1 hr +)because everyone is stupid and lines up there first. tho admittedly that was in summer, might be quiter in winter now

jcl

January 14,2011

You could try to buy some melatonine at a local pharmacist. It's a substance that determines when you fall asleep and wake up. It's natural, your body produces it as well. If you take some of it right before you're about to sleep you should be good in 1, max 2 days.

Morningred

January 14,2011

For the sight seeing, DEFINITELY reserve the tickets online to skip the massive lines. Even though it's Winter, the Colosseum and Vatican Museum (where you see the Sistine Chapel) have huge lines.Have fun!

tritri

January 15,2011

oh yeah other tip with vatican museum is to go in the afternoon. everyone "makes a day of it" so they all arrive early trying to beat the lines and so the line zigzags across three streets. come 1 to 2pm there is literally no line and u can waltz straight in. st peters is the opposite because ppl go in the afternoon after theyve finished with the museum. so u shld see st peters first, then do something else for few hrs then come back to museum. the other thing u can do if u want to go in the morning to the museum is to join a group cos they have their separate line and after u waltz right in with them u part ways. a lot of group organisers know the deal with this and they actually charge a different price for "skip the line" versus "real group tour". eg for me i paid like 25 euros to just skip the line, the actual tour wouldve been about 35 and normal entry is like 10 or something. and if ur wonderng why i didnt wait till 1pm like im telling u, i obviously ignored the advice of locals who live there thinking "as if thats true" and when i left museum at 130pm to see no line I was kicking myself :)

jcl

January 17,2011

have a lemoncello on my behalf.

EJRaes

January 19,2011

Listen to JCL. I just got back and had an awesome time. Also by the trevi fountain go to Piccolo Bucco, get the tortellini. Amazing pizza there also. And in trastevere go to Da Enzo. If you like gnocchi, i swear it is the best pasta dish I've ever had and it's packed with the locals.
Line at the colosseum was not bad when we went and it was about 11am on a thursday. St. Peter's Basilica at about noon-1 is awesome for pictures. You can get the sunlight coming through the windows for some awesome photos.

chardukian

January 24,2011

Awesome advice guys, thanks! I am back in the states now but this is making me excited to go back (doing so in 3 weeks or so).

Stinger885

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