Life in sunny California

The Cheap Campers have been official Californians for over one full year! Phil has returned to weekend warrior status, so let's look forward to more frequent travel blog updates!

We will continue to document our travels across the Western Hemisphere!

Stephanie and Phil's Travel Blog

Hi! We are Phil and Stephanie and we backpack and hike all throughout the world. Below are short updates of our recent adventures and how we managed to do them while living on a shoestring. Scroll to the bottom for a slideshow of our travel photos.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

When in Rome.....

....Enjoy the weather! That's what we are doing. We arrived in Rome this morning after a sleepless night spent in our crowded, smelly Dublin hostel. The flight was actually uneventful-- a welcome change from our track record of mechanical issues, burning oil, blasting heat and other harrowing issues that have plagued our plane rides this year.

Rome Ristorante 
March 16

The first thing we did upon arriving in the city is make a bee line for the nearest food place. We found one and stuffed ourselves--- good food, finally!! Our spirits are lifted- emotionally, climate-ly, culturally, and mentally. We love Rome so far. It's like a fog has been lifted from our minds! The UK and Ireland were so dreary compared to the sunshine and passion of the Italians. 


The Vatican 
March 16

While waiting for our hostel to finish being ready we took a stroll down to the Vatican, which is literally about 6 blocks away. We didn't have time to go in yet, but that's on the agenda for tomorrow. St. Peter's Basilica is huge! No pictures or movie scenes have ever done it justice. 


St. Peter's Basilica
March 16

We spent the rest of day walking around the beautiful streets of Rome, taking in the sights. It reminds us a lot of Aix-En-Provence and that part of France that we visited last year. 


Narrow Streets of Rome
March 16

Every building is like a work of art. There are so many statues, and ancient structures! And we haven't even gotten to the Coloseum part of town.


Piazza Tribuni (?)

I'm sure we will have many, many, MANY pictures uploaded by the end of tomorrow. We have three days here and I intend to jam pack them with tourist-y site-seeing. 

Ciao!
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  1. JanMarch 16, 2010 at 9:21 PM

    Me again! Just have to comment on Rome...as it was almost exactly this time of year...if not exactly...back in 1986 that we, Mike-Jan-Sun-Phil were in Rome! At that time it was during Holy Week, and we even got a glimpse of the Pope during a procession. I doubt that Phil remembers, since he was a few days short of 4 years old. Phil's 4th birthday landed on Easter that year, and we celebrated with a picnic in the country side outside of Rome. Your description of the warmth and friendliness of the people is a bit different than I remember. Rome, just outside the Colliseum, was the only place[during our whole year of travels] that some people tried to steal our wallets, right in broad daylight! So be careful! Dad and I continue to enjoy your blog so much. Thanks for taking us along on this adventure. Sorry I missed your call today! Take care...God go with you...and me too. Love, mom/jan

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  2. RandiMarch 17, 2010 at 2:15 AM

    Yay! Rome! Pizza! Piazza! What not to like? And agree with Jan above, hold on to your wallets! Lots of horror stories. But other than that, enjoy!

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