Author Archive: Jenna Slota

October 12, 2018 -> Rome, Italy -> Rome Food

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Food in Rome 😍

Breakfast: REAL coffee and delicious tarts (lemon berry and plum)

Lunch: Spinach Ravioli and 4 cheese pizza. Best pizza I’ve ever had! (Tried ravioli for the first time. Could be an issue though because I’ll never want ravioli again since my standards are set so high)

Dinner (aka dessert): GELATO! (Chocolate hazelnut dipped cone with chocolate orange, Oreo, and Nutella ice cream) (Mom’s cone: tiramisu, lion, and chocolate orange)

Late night snack: wine tasting... chocolate, tiramisu, and amaretto liquors are the best

 

Posted by Jenna Slota on Friday, October 12, 2018

October 12, 2018 -> Rome, Italy ->Colosseum

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After the Trevi Fountain, it's off to the Colosseum, one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.

Seven Wonders of the Modern World:

  1. Great Wall of China (China)
  2. Christ the Redeemer Statue (Rio de Janeiro)
  3. Machu Picchu (Peru)
  4. Chichen Itza (Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico)
  5. The Roman Colosseum (Rome)
  6. Taj Mahal (Agra, India)
  7. Petra (Jordan)
The (Classic) Seven Wonders of the Ancient World:
  1. Colossus of Rhodes.
  2. Great Pyramid of Giza.
  3. Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
  4. Lighthouse of Alexandria.
  5. Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
  6. Statue of Zeus at Olympia.
  7. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.

October 12, 2018 -> Rome, Italy -> Hotel

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Quick note here, Barbara and Jenna made it to their Italian hotel (B&B) slightly after midnight.

Their shuttle driver could not speak English, but my public school taxes kicked in and Jenna, with 5 years of Italian under her belt, was able to communicate their destination.

There was a little surprise when they reached the hotel and the shuttle driver demanded cash in Euros, not US Dollars, UK Pound, nor Credit Cards.

Neither had any Euros, the UK is back on the Pound Sterling since BR exit, and their was a Mexican stand-off until the night clerk at the hotel lent the money to Barbara so she could pay the driver.

After a much needed sleep (Barbara was up close to 48 hours) and a quick breakfast at the B&B, Jenna and Barbara were ready for some heavy Italian touring.

The hotel (B&B) was nothing special, but its location to all of Romes attractions made it extremely desirable.

October 11, 2018 -> Mom’s (Barbara) Visit to Europe – Day 1

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Barbara (Mom) arrived at Gatwick airport this morning.

After braving a rail ride from Gatwick Rail Station to Paddington station (yes there is a statue of the bear there), she grabbed a tube ride to  St Pancras International rail station.

Believe it or not, that was the easiest part of the journey.

For some reason her phone can not text Jenna without Wifi.

I think it is because she (Jenna) has a UK Sim card (no it is not!).

Quick call to ATT while I Viber'ed Barb, from my cellphone, and we found that her international roaming was turned off.   

Turned international roaming "on" and she can now text using data.

The part I missed from her was that she could not text anybody off of WiFi.

I was trying to give her walking instructions from the US.

Needless to say, this was not going to well with a response "I am across the street from the gym ..." and me telling her that she has to go south, just was not working!

Without a cross street, this was useless.

She went back into the train station and received explicit directions from an Eurostar employee.

Then she made it to Jenna's dorm without incidence.

- D, 2:15 (London Time) -> More pics to follow