The Museo Nazionale Romano has recently (in the past year) relocated to Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, which is situated in Piazza Cinquecento, very close to the Termini main rail station. It is hard to do everything in Rome, and it isn't usually the first Museum that springs to mind, I'd place it behind the Vatican Museums and the Capitoline Museums, but that still makes it an incredible place!
The building, for a start, is impressive. Unlike the better known, aforementioned museums, the Nazionale Romano, because it relocated recently, has had more of a chance to order its layout.
It costs 12000L to get in, (about £4), and it is possible to hire an audioguide. This 12000L includes a timed guided tour to the top floor (the top floor is actually the second floor, not the first floor as stated on the ticket and got me remarkably ...
Advantages: cheap Disadvantages: This was used as a method to use up bad wine. That says enough, really.
MARTINI EXTRA DRY
We have all seen the films. The sophistictated James bond, swaggers over to the barman, and ask's for a vodka martini, shaken not stirred (unless it was Sean Connery, for whom it is shhhaken, not shtirred.). But what is martini?
What is it?
Martini is a type of Italian vermouth, made by the Martini & RossiDistilleria Nazionale. The particular type of Martini that I am reviewing today, extra dry was first made in the year 1900 (released on new years day to be exact. So, with such a history in making the drink, you would like to think that they are the best in the business.
Vermouth, is a type of fortified wine. Typically, the main ingredients are wine, herbs, sugar and alcohol to strengthen. Extra dry Martini does not have sugar added, which gives it a very bitter taste. Historically, this has been ...
Advantages: an excellent garden Disadvantages: The furniture of the rooms coul be better, no restaurant
and looking for P.zza Indipendenza,we are at number 7.
The Amerigo Vespucci airport is 5km from the centre of Florence, a taxi ride to the Hotel Castri takes approximately 15 minutes and costs 15-20 ?.
Otherwise outside of the airport take shuttle bus for the centre about 20 minutes.
By train - as you walk out of the central railway station Firenze Santa Maria Novella, take the left exit, McDonald's side on the right side of McDonald's you find via Nazionale, walk in for 5 minutes you will see a square Piazza Indipendenza, we are the first hotel on your right side n.7.
A bus stop is just in fornt of the hotel.
Excellent location for the Hotel Castri is for shopping, if you have to buy a souvenir or some genuine leather jacket, or some foods it is just two blocks from the big Market of San Lorenzo.
The service offers 24 hours reception ...
taisu 26.12.2005 (30.12.2005)
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