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Rome Rome Rome!

So I have been meaning to start up my blog again but I guess I just haven't really been doing anything exciting to start one! My life recently has just been lazing around then working and then repeat! So when I decided to book a weekend getaway to Rome for my boyfriends birthday I realised this would be the perfect time to start up my blog again.

Before deciding where to go away I had a few options in mind.. Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Barcelona? After long consideration I decided that Rome would be perfect as I have never been to Italy and being a major foodie (who loves Italian) that it would be the perfect destination.

Day 1 ; Pt 1 Rooftops and Pizza!

Catching the 06:55 Flight to Fiumicino to make sure we had as much time in Rome as possible. Once at Fiumicino we got a train into Roma Termini which took around 30 minutes (It is called the Leonardo Express prices at €14 per ticket) we arrived at our hotel at around 13:00 un packed and got out as soon as possible as the weather was beautiful. We went down to this little roof top restaurant overlooking the Spanish steps (which sadly was under construction) called Il Palazzetto, Luckily the sun was out and was actually really warm for January! I would highly recommend going here to anyone the Coronas were priced at about €10 and the Pizza €10-€16

Jacket - Zara

Jumper - H&M

Sunglasses - Rayban

Day 1; Pt 2 Vatican City & Trevi Fountain

After grabbing lunch we headed down into Vatican City via taxi...as being newbies we had no idea where to walk and didn't trust our sense of direction. Taxis vary around €10 - €20 wherever you go the meter will always start on €3 then after 10pm the meter will start on €6 which goes up very quickly! So to avoid paying an overpriced cab fare try and walk!

After 15 minutes we had arrived at our destination... St Peters Basilica! It was stunning even better than the pictures! The details on the inside and the outside of the building was incredible.

You can go up to the top of St. Peter's basilica via a lift (charges €7) that will take you up 3 very high floors then you must walk the rest, if you do not like small spaces Then I advise maybe not going up there as the staircase can get very small at times but when you get to the top it's amazing the view is worth all of the steps!

Day 2; Pt 1 Colosseum & Gelato

After a long snooze in our fancy hotel (I will add link at the end) we decided to take a walk down to the Trevi Fountain and the Colosseum. The Trevi fountain was fab! It does get very busy so just make sure you grab a good place to take some pictures!

We took a short walk down to The Colosseum and as expected it was heaving with people! We found some American tour guides who charged a fee of €25 per person to que jump and be given a guided tour with lots of history about the colosseum which was super interesting and i came back knowing a far lot that I did before!

You can get tickets for Cheaper for around €12 but you will have to que for 45 minutes to an hour. On the way back to our hotel we stopped off at a little hidden gelatiera (ice cream shop) for some gelato! I got pane cotta, mint chocolate chip & Nutella at €3.50

Trousers - Zara

Jacket - Depop

Jumper- H&M

Shoes- Comme des Garcons

Day 2; Pt 2 Shopping in Rome

The shopping is just amazing here I recommend saving before you go so you can have a nice little spend up in the beautiful stores! Of course you have stores like Gucci, Chanel, Herve leger and Valentino ( this is the biggest Valentino in the world it's a must go to!!) and you will also have stores such as Zara, mango, Aldo and little Italian boutiques which have the loveliest clothes that you can guarantee no one will have back home! I will post some lovely pictures of the items I purchased in Rome!

Day 2; Pt 3 Truffle Pasta in Travestere

After getting dressed up Aleks and I grabbed a taxi over the water to Travestere to go for dinner at a restaurant called Da Massi (recommended by one of the workers in our hotel ) it was a small restaurant filled with locals! (That's how you know the food is good! ) we ordered a bottle of Pinot Grigio some bruschetta, calamari and tiger prawns for starters I ordered a truffle and mushroom pasta and Aleks had a carbonara and finally for dessert a tiramisu!

After Dinner we headed to Hotel Du Russi for some drinks in the delightfully chilled Stravinskij Bar! The Bar is a stunning courtyard, like a scene from Romeo and Juliet! The menu is quite pricey the cheapest bottle of wine is €55 and cocktails around €22 the staff was ever so delightful and so attentive! You get lots of treats with your drinks such as mini burgers and chilli coated pistachios! This place is such a must in summer or winter!