Advantages: Excellent prices & system for trams, buses & tube; regular transport Disadvantages: Overcrowded & hot; cobbled streets make for uncomfortable travel
Having spent a fair amount of money on flights and accommodation before even setting off to sunny Italy, it was something of a relief, when we arrived, to find the transport system was not only excellent but very fairly priced.
Anyone who has been to Rome will know that the unmissable attractions of eating out every night, visiting museums and operas and the like can soon amount to a large expenditure.
Whilst it is possible to walk around a large ... ...very tiring after a few days - the soles of my feet ached and it was very hot. This is energy sapping at the best of times, but even worse when you are on holiday and want to see all of the sights.
Another option is to hire a car - not something I would recommend to anyone!! Driving in Rome is, for the most part, a horrendous experience, unless you like near-death experiences!! A melee of cars swerve from lane to lane, hooting and honking indiscriminately, ...
helencooke01 15.12.2005
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Advantages: Gets you around city with multi lingual commentry Disadvantages: Long queues and finding where to buy tickets
You can buy tickets to ride the trambusopen in the main bus station near the Termini. Two-day tickets cost euros. You can hop on and off the bus at will and multi-lingual commentary is available via headphones provided when you board the bus. Queuing and paying for the tickets took us hours! This was in early October 2005. Have your euros ready, as they only seem to accept credit cards in restaurants. Once aboard the vantage point is most enviable ...
cherries53 28.12.2005
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