Advantages: An unusual and dramatic experience.. Disadvantages: If you have to queue in the sun.
Visiting the Colosseum in Rome is an experience you will not forget. I did not know what to expect when I went there.Everyone has seen photographs of the outside of the Colosseum and the inside as it once was has been reconstructed in many film sets. What did I really expect to see; I do not know but I suppose that I thought I would be disappointed at how little of it was intact or looked authentic. this was not the case though.
From the outside the Colosseum Rome is a strange building, when you try to take photographs of it you seem to notice how some pieces of its structure look at odd angles to other parts of it. There are usually long queues of tourists waiting to get into the Colosseum. Outside there are 'Romans' dressed up as ancient Romans and they are there to make money from tourists who pay them to have their photograph ...
tue-s-day 12.11.2009 (13.11.2009)
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Advantages: Lots to see, interesting sites mixed in with shopping, so you get both Disadvantages: Easy to get lost in Arab Quarter
Palma on the Island of Majorca is a great place for shopping and doing a bit of sight seeing.
We were staying in Palma Nova and being past the age when drinking all day in pubs and clubs, then flaking out on the beach seems a good way to spend a holiday, decided to find some 'civilized' life for a change.
There are buses from all round the Island into Palma. The City itself is big. Everything is so spread out in the modern part and we found ourselves walking a long way to find major department stores and designer shops on the main road. However, we eventually found a wonderful shopping area in the old Arab Quarter of the City.
This area is a maze of alleyways and small shops of all kinds. There are designer shops selling everything from shoes to hair accessories and woolly jumpers to delicate lingerie. It is very easy to get ...
Advantages: Bags of history, fantastic tour guides, beautiful views Disadvantages: None noticable
where you will hear the story of Remus and Romulus (the founder of Rome), the importance of The Palatine Hill to the people of Rome, and a detailed tour of the ancient remains of palaces, gardens and entertainment centres. You also get fantastic views of the city which makes a perfect chance for holiday snaps.
The entrance into the Colosseum itself, if you chose not to take the tour is also ?8 (£5.60), so that's ?16 (£11.20) with the tour guide. The entrance fee into the Colosseum is subsidised by ?4 (£2.80) for visitors under 25 years old and from the EU. However, you may only receive this discount if you have ID to confirm your age and EU residency so be sure to carry a passport or driving license.
Due to damage from an Earthquake some years ago the South side of the Colosseum collapsed and was rebuilt in order to secure ...
smbeeson 19.02.2006
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Palma Residence offers spacious and luminous single, double and triple rooms right in the heart of Rome, next to Roma Termini metro, railway and bus station. The property is located on the first floor and is reachable by one flight of stairs. Once at the Palma you can enjoy a cosy atmosphere and all the modern amenities it offers, the ideal to relax after a day visiting the beauties of Rome.The friendly multilingual staff will be glad to assist you, also providing information on train schedules and cultural events, on tours of Rome (the monuments, Vatican museums, Christian Rome, Rome by day, Rome by night) or other nearby cities (Capri, Naples Pompeii, Florence).Tours can be booked at reception and prices include transport, entrance ticket and guide service.
