Rome & London Trip 2025 - Travel and First Day

 

  

Back in the spring my daughter wanted to go to England and my husband wanted to go to Italy.  We decided to combine the two places into one trip.  My daughter made all of the travel arrangements for us - airplane and Airbnb.  My daughter's friend was coming on the first part of the trip with us to Rome and couldn't make it to London.  She met us at the airport and we all flew together.    

We went to Rome, Italy for the first part of the trip for about five days.  For the last part of the trip we spent about two and half days in London.  We had a very late flight on Friday night, May 30th and arrived in Italy the next day in the afternoon.  We flew on Norse Atlantic Airways/Premium for a cheap flight with extra leg room, priority boarding, and meals included.  I felt like I was in business class and it was wonderful.  We also had a pillow, blanket, and an amenity kit included.  I slept for most of the flight except for our meals.

At the airport we had someone waiting for us to drive us to our Airbnb.  We were staying in Trastevere neighborhood in Rome, Italy.  It's a young and lively neighborhood with many bars, pubs, and trattorias.  It's a non-touristy neighborhood located across from the Tiber River.

Fontanone di Ponte Sisto 

This is the area near our Airbnb.  Rome is filled with cobblestone streets.  I wore white or black sneakers for most of the trip.  I did pack low heeled sandals and did not wear them.  I wanted to be comfortable and everyone wore sneakers.  

This is the entrance to our apartment that we would be staying at for our trip.  I love this big old door.

The Airbnb was large and big enough for the four of us.  We had someone greet us to let us in and explain the place.  This is the side my husband and I stayed and slept in.  Below is our living area and a desk.

We had to walk up this staircase to get to our bed and bathroom.

We were very happy to have air conditioning in the apartment.  It was hot and the weather ranged from 80 to 85 degrees each day.

This is the entrance and hallway that had two closets to hang clothes and some shelves.

This is the bathroom on the first floor that my daughter and her friend used.  It also had a shower.

We had a cute kitchen area to use.

They even supplied us with an espresso machine with capsules to use and Italian cookies.

This was the stairs to get to the loft where my daughter and friend slept.  There were cabinets under the stairs to use for clothes or other items.

The loft where my daughter and friend slept.  I love the beautiful art work on the ceiling.

My daughter on the left and her friend.  This was the hall window of the apartment building.  After looking at these photos, it makes me want to go back again!

Walking the cobblestone streets of Trastevere.

My husband had a restaurant he wanted to try out but the line to get in was too long and we didn't have a reservation.  He saw some restaurants to try on Instagram.  😞  We stumbled upon this restaurant and the food was great.  

Here I am tired and enjoying an Apreol Spritz!

I had Cacio e Peppe for dinner.  I've had it with spaghetti but having it with rigatoni was a nice change and so delicious tasting.

My husband had clams with spaghetti.

This was a wonderful start to our vacation in Europe! 😀

To be continued...

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Julie