When I decided to go to Romania and Bulgaria, I also decided that this was a good opportunity to add on some time in Rome.
The Romania and Bulgaria trip got canceled, though, and instead I did a trip to Greece, Albania, and North Macedonia. But I was still able to include eleven days in Rome at the beginning of my travels.
I did so much advance planning for this trip. I booked all kinds of tours and planned to visit other sites as efficiently as possible. I made a Google Map with 84 pinned locations. And I made an Excel spreadsheet where I listed each place I would visit in the morning, afternoon, and evening of each day.
It worked out well in the end even though I didn’t get to see everything on my list. Rome is a great city filled with amazing things to see, and I definitely had a wonderful experience trying to cram it all in.
Photos and Videos
Day 1: Trastevere (40 items)
Day 2: The Heart of Rome (87 items)
Day 3: The Colosseum, Roman Forum, and more (64 items)
Day 4: Galleries and Churches (114 items)
Day 5: Capitoline Museum and more (93 items)
Day 6: The Vatican Museums and the Pantheon (181 items)
Day 7: The Jewish Ghetto + Pasta Making (61 items)
Day 8: Borghese Gallery and more (56 items)
Day 9: Ostia Antica (123 items)
Day 10: Saint Peter’s and the Opera (68 items)
Day 11: Tivoli (148 items)
Churches (104 items)
Painting and Sculpture (205 items)
Blog Posts
Planning for Rome (9/3/2024) - Believe it or not, I’ve never been to Rome. I’ve made two trips to Italy, but not to Rome. I’m making up for it by spending ten full days in Rome at the beginning of October. But planning for my Rome… more…
Ten days in Rome: My final plan (9/22/2024) - If you didn’t already read about how I went about planning for my trip to Rome, go ahead. I’ll wait. Now, just over a week before I leave, I think I’ve got all the planning settled. I’ve identified a lot… more…
I made it to Rome! (10/2/2024) - I made it to Rome! After a long journey (I left the house on Monday evening at 6:30 and I arrived at my Airbnb at 3:30 this afternoon), I am finally here! But more aptly put, I am finally here… more…
The Four Romes (10/4/2024) - There are four Romes. I’ll elaborate in a minute. I started out writing a detailed blow-by-blow account of my first full day in Rome. Sleep overtook me, though, and now I have two full days under my belt. So instead… more…
Stories from Rome’s Jewish Ghetto (10/9/2024) - Yesterday morning I took a tour of Rome’s Jewish ghetto. I wanted to write about it while it’s still fresh in my mind, but the day got away from me yesterday. Today I have nothing scheduled until late this afternoon,… more…
Eleven days in Rome: Random Thoughts (10/13/2024) - I’m back at the airport awaiting my flight to Athens. (I’m not going to finish this until later, though.) My time in Rome has come to an end. I’ve had a lot of time to do a lot of things,… more…