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The Appian Way

Posted on November 8, 2025 by If It Was Today

The Appian Way was started in 312 BC as a military supply road during the Second Samnite War, but it quickly became an important route for trade and communications. Sections of the Appian Way still survive, some in their original … Continue reading →

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Another Day, Another Park

Posted on November 8, 2025 by If It Was Today

We decided to walk to the Botanical Garden of Rome today. It was a reasonable distance, just 39 minutes to walk there. Interestingly, taking a bus was 35 minutes, and driving wasn’t much better, at nearly 30 minutes. We always … Continue reading →

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On The Hunt

Posted on November 6, 2025 by If It Was Today

Our plan for today was to enjoy the Villa Borghese gardens. It was a comfortable half hour walk from our apartment, so we planned to walk both ways and look for anything of interest along the way, letting events unfold … Continue reading →

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Absolutely!

Posted on November 5, 2025 by If It Was Today

We took it easy today. We’ve been traveling for three weeks now, most of it with other people, and all of it in crowds. We’re introverts, so every now and then we need a day to recharge our batteries. Today … Continue reading →

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Posted on November 4, 2025 by If It Was Today

We both wanted to visit the forum when in Rome. I also wanted to visit the Palatine hill, one of the original seven hills of Rome. Neither of us were sure we wanted to visit the Colosseum (we’ve been before), … Continue reading →

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Roman Holiday

Posted on November 3, 2025 by If It Was Today

If you follow this blog at all, you know we aren’t ones to cram in “must-see” tourist sites when we travel. I’ll admit that we visit some iconic sites (witness Pompeii and Herculaneum) but we also enjoy days where we … Continue reading →

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No Particular Place To Go

Posted on November 1, 2025 by If It Was Today

Saturday in Rome. No particular place to go. Friends who were here a few weeks ago were shocked at how busy Rome was. We were worried. They said all the major sites were packed with tourists, and you needed timed … Continue reading →

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Pompeii

Posted on October 31, 2025 by If It Was Today

After seeing the crowds on our trial run to Pompeii, we were thinking that perhaps seeing Herculaneum plus the wonderful exhibits in the Archaeological Museum would be enough. But Ian convinced us (or at least me) that it would be … Continue reading →

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National Archaeological Museum – Napoli

Posted on October 29, 2025 by If It Was Today

We thought we’d seen a lot yesterday, but boy, were we wrong. We spent four hours today in the Archaeological Museum, and barely scratched the surface. I’ll try to give you an overview of our visit with minimal words and … Continue reading →

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Herculaneum

Posted on October 28, 2025 by If It Was Today

We took the train to Pompeii yesterday to get a feel for how crowded it would be, and as a result … we decided to go to Herculaneum today. The crowd on the train was similar to yesterday, but not … Continue reading →

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