Anything at all: what people usually wear over there, social customs, good places to go, restaurants, clubs, how many people speak English, is it easy to get lost, do they like Americans, is there much crime against tourists, etc. By paegan_sc...
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It's a pretty hectic city. Most restaraunt staff, near the tourist areas, are not Italian. And multi lingual, if they dont speak your language the next guy will. The locals you find in suberbs away from the center. If you intend to go to Vatican City or into the main churches dress conservativly Ie not shorts and reveling tops. And sensible shoes.
Most people you meet will be either tourists, officials and workers. Over the summer months, like Paris the locals take thier vacations and leave the city to the outsiders. Rome can be overpoweringly hot in July and August. In the days before aircon even the papacy retired to Frascati for these months.
dont get lost, keep a map with you.maybe look up some stuff on Italy, see what people are wearing, go to some of the common places for tourist, im sure they speak english. but i think it would be best to keep a italian translator book with you just in case.
Keep ur bag in eye sight at ALL TIMES!!!! Lots of pick pocketters. Si means yes NO is no. Have fun try not to look like a tourist and go see the coliseum
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To get to the Spanish Steps, go to the train stop for Trevi Fountain and follow the sign. If you take the Spagna train, you'll be at the bottom of the steps. If you approach from the Trevi Fountain stop, you'll be at the top of the steps. As much walking as you'll do in Roma, it'll make a difference.
One of the beat things we did was invest in a 24 hour subway pass. We could get on and off when needed and it saved so much time when we had to get across town from the Vatican to the Roman Forum. Also, watch out for the "tours" they are not always worth the money they charge. We paid 20 euros for an English speaking one at the Colosseum and it was great since it included the Roman Forum, too. The one for the Vatican was charging 40 euros, not worth it in my opinion. We wanted to see that ourselves. If you go to the Vatican, see the museums around lunch time, the line will be much smaller. Also, see St. Peters in the evening, less people and so beautiful. We managed to time our St. Peter's visit with a mass going on at the same time, it really added to the whole experience.
A major thing, bring comfy shoes! Ones you can walk in all day bc you will be walking and walking. Cute ones that can hurt after an hour are not ideal and will ruin the rest of your trip.
And we found it pretty easy to get lost, but luckily it only happened when we were trying to get back to the car. The rest of the day was pretty easy since we started on side of the city and worked our way to the other. Try to work your visit so you arent going back and forth and wasting time.