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Italy Day 2: Campo de’ Fiori market, the Colosseum, and nightlife

Today is a new day, and after sleeping some absurd amount of time, we were ready to get out there and see what Rome had to offer. We started off by heading to Campo de’ Fiori. There is an open-air market there in the square that is available every day except Sunday. Though the goods …

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Italy Day 1: Coperto, the Pantheon, Trevi’s Fountain, and fantastic food

Arriving at FCO airport in Rome, we were a little tired after the overnight flight, but thankfully there weren’t any problems! We waited for our luggage at bag claim (which, surprisingly, took nearly an hour), and then went to find our car. I had hired a car service through Fattori Car Service, and though it …

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Italy: Travel days

It’s hard to believe, but after starting to plan our trip to Italy more than a year ago, the day has finally come. Today, we left Saint Louis for Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), and then from there, Fiumicino (FCO) in Rome, Italy. Seeing as I’m going to be eating far too many heavy carbs …

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