Rome

Back in Basel, that is. I cut my trip a little bit short for a bunch of reasons, but most importantly because I was exhausted and I’d already done in 7 days all I wanted to do, and then some. I visited Rome, Naples, and Florence and the thought of pushing forward to Milan and Venice just wasn’t very appealing so I decided to call it a day (or a week) and head home. I had a great time and I’ll be writing all about it as soon as I get all my pictures online. I took a ton of pictures, almost a thousand, and they really do say it all, from start to finish. ...

I’m going to Rome tomorrow for Christmas break. Why Rome? Winter is underway and it’s pretty cold here now, averaging in the low 30s most days. Europe has fairly cold winters and traveling can be less than pleasant so heading south is the best option. From what I ready, my best choices were either Spain or Italy so I opted for Italy. As much as I’d like to put what’s left of my Spanish to a test, it’ll have to wait for another day. ...

What are the chances that the NY Times travel section would post 36 Hours in Rome this weekend, of all weekends? It’s kind of eerie, actually.