Re: How many days in Rome?
 

Make credence recognised that on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 10:00:40 -0500,
"Donald Newcomb" <[email protected]> has scripted:

>
>"Runge1" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected].. .
>> What more did you say than I did ??
>> Duh
>
>Any your point is....?

Hasn't that guy realised I plonked him a long time ago?
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Re: How many days in Rome?
 

Make credence recognised that on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 15:16:50 -0500, RPS
<[email protected]> has scripted:

>Iceman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>: On Apr 29, 2:30 am, RPS <[email protected]> wrote:
>: > I realize it is a vague kind of question, but I know nothing about Rome
>: > and need to decide, for how many days to break journey there. So any
>: > guidance is appreciated.
>: >
>: > Allowing one day for jet-lag and to orient ourselves, how many days at
>: > minimum are needed to get see Rome?
>:
>:
>: 3 - as an absolute minimum, one day for St. Peter's and the Vatican
>: Museums, one for the ancient sites, and one for the Baroque sites.
>:
>I won't waste bandwidth by posting several identical messages, but
>thanks to everyone who replied!
>
>I'll aim for a minimum of 5 days, and see if I can somehow push it to 6
>or 7.

When are you going? Walking around Rome mid-summer is pretty hellish.
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Re: How many days in Rome?
 

Deeply Filled Mortician <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu>
wrote:

: When are you going? Walking around Rome mid-summer is pretty hellish.

Early September. It will be a stop en route to something else, so I'll
have no control over timing other than trying squeezing out an extra
day or two.

I think Sep should be tolerable, but whatever it is we'd have to deal
with that.

Re: How many days in Rome?
 

Make credence recognised that on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:55:21 -0500, RPS
<[email protected]> has scripted:

>Deeply Filled Mortician <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu>
>wrote:
>
>: When are you going? Walking around Rome mid-summer is pretty hellish.
>
>Early September. It will be a stop en route to something else, so I'll
>have no control over timing other than trying squeezing out an extra
>day or two.
>
>I think Sep should be tolerable, but whatever it is we'd have to deal
>with that.

It will still be hot for sure. I would make sure you have air-con in
your hotel room. A good nights sleeps makes a hot day all the more
tolerable.
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Re: How many days in Rome?
 

"Donald Newcomb" <[email protected]> wrote:

>"Runge1" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected].. .
>> No use posting 12 hours later the same answer others gave
>> Satisfied ?
>
>If the question were one of fact (e.g. "What was the interbank Euro/Dollar
>exchange rate on Friday of last week?") one more than one answer might have
>been superfluous. Since the OP was asking for opinions, I guess that
>everyone is entitled to express his own as he sees fit, without seeking
>prior approval. The other issue is that Usenet latency is not a fixed thing.
>Postings get mislaid and delayed. Even if someone provides the
>"authoritative" answer to a question, that does not imply that everyone
>received it. There's also the outside chance that the other author is in
>someone's "kill file" so that his postings will never be seen.

And who would killfile gRunge?

Nearly everybody in rec.travel.europe, that's who.

Donald, it's not worth discussing things with gRunge, and using
reasonableness and good manners is wasted effort. Shrug your shoulders
and get on with the more worthwhile things in life, like killing
cockroaches.

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Re: How many days in Rome?
 

"RPS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:290420070130048983%[email protected]...
>I realize it is a vague kind of question, but I know nothing about Rome
> and need to decide, for how many days to break journey there. So any
> guidance is appreciated.
>
> Allowing one day for jet-lag and to orient ourselves, how many days at
> minimum are needed to get see Rome?

4 days if that is the only time you will be there on the trip. If flying
into and out of Rome, then 3 at the start and 1 full day at the end. the
2nd option is a preferred one. As you may learn of something you would have
liked to see and missed in the first visit.

Re: How many days in Rome?
 

In article <290420070130048983%[email protected]>, RPS <[email protected]>
wrote:

> I realize it is a vague kind of question, but I know nothing about Rome
> and need to decide, for how many days to break journey there. So any
> guidance is appreciated.
>
> Allowing one day for jet-lag and to orient ourselves, how many days at
> minimum are needed to get see Rome?

Definitely a vague question. How many days you need depends on what you
want to see. You could easily spend a year in Rome and not see all that
it has to offer. I suggest you get a good travel guidebook to see what
the options are. Rick Steves has a book that would interest you because
he gives ideals for people who have only a certain number of days to
spend in Rome.

Re: How many days in Rome?
 

Iceman wrote:

> On Apr 29, 2:30 am, RPS <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I realize it is a vague kind of question, but I know nothing about Rome
>>and need to decide, for how many days to break journey there. So any
>>guidance is appreciated.
>>
>>Allowing one day for jet-lag and to orient ourselves, how many days at
>>minimum are needed to get see Rome?
>
>
>
> 3 - as an absolute minimum, one day for St. Peter's and the Vatican
> Museums, one for the ancient sites, and one for the Baroque sites.
>

Well, if it ain't Baroque, don't fix it.

Re: How many days in Rome?
 

Deeply Filled Mortician wrote:

> Make credence recognised that on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:55:21 -0500, RPS
> <[email protected]> has scripted:
>
>
>>Deeply Filled Mortician <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu>
>>wrote:
>>
>>: When are you going? Walking around Rome mid-summer is pretty hellish.
>>
>>Early September. It will be a stop en route to something else, so I'll
>>have no control over timing other than trying squeezing out an extra
>>day or two.
>>
>>I think Sep should be tolerable, but whatever it is we'd have to deal
>>with that.
>
>
> It will still be hot for sure. I would make sure you have air-con in
> your hotel room. A good nights sleeps makes a hot day all the more
> tolerable.

The average high for August is 83, which isn't too bad.
Isn't this what gelato is for?

Re: How many days in Rome?
 

Calif Bill wrote:

> "RPS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:290420070130048983%[email protected]...
>
>>I realize it is a vague kind of question, but I know nothing about Rome
>>and need to decide, for how many days to break journey there. So any
>>guidance is appreciated.
>>
>>Allowing one day for jet-lag and to orient ourselves, how many days at
>>minimum are needed to get see Rome?
>
>
> 4 days if that is the only time you will be there on the trip. If flying
> into and out of Rome, then 3 at the start and 1 full day at the end. the
> 2nd option is a preferred one. As you may learn of something you would have
> liked to see and missed in the first visit.
>
>

Of course, you have to add some time for the side trip to Florence.

Re: How many days in Rome?
 

Shawn Hirn wrote:

> In article <290420070130048983%[email protected]>, RPS <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>>I realize it is a vague kind of question, but I know nothing about Rome
>>and need to decide, for how many days to break journey there. So any
>>guidance is appreciated.
>>
>>Allowing one day for jet-lag and to orient ourselves, how many days at
>>minimum are needed to get see Rome?
>
>
> Definitely a vague question. How many days you need depends on what you
> want to see. You could easily spend a year in Rome and not see all that
> it has to offer. I suggest you get a good travel guidebook to see what
> the options are. Rick Steves has a book that would interest you because
> he gives ideals for people who have only a certain number of days to
> spend in Rome.

Yes, Rick Steves has a book about it. However, there are better books.
Steves is a bit overrated, and take his advice with a grain of salt.

Re: How many days to AVOID "Mike Hunt" aka "Michael Voight"...???
 

Mike Hunt wrote:

> Deeply Filled Mortician wrote:
> > Make credence recognised that on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 16:55:21 -0500, RPS
> > <[email protected]> has scripted:
>
> >>Deeply Filled Mortician <deepfreudmoors@eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu>
> >>wrote:
>
> >>: When are you going? Walking around Rome mid-summer is pretty hellish.
>
> >>Early September. It will be a stop en route to something else, so I'll
> >>have no control over timing other than trying squeezing out an extra
> >>day or two.
>
> >>I think Sep should be tolerable, but whatever it is we'd have to deal
> >>with that.
>
> > It will still be hot for sure. I would make sure you have air-con in
> > your hotel room. A good nights sleeps makes a hot day all the more
> > tolerable.
>
> The average high for August is 83, which isn't too bad.
> Isn't this what gelato is for?


Arent' you flying down to SJC about that time to molest your
"daughter"...???

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Re: How many days in Rome?
 

RPS <[email protected]> wrote:

: I realize it is a vague kind of question, but I know nothing about Rome
: and need to decide, for how many days to break journey there. So any
: guidance is appreciated.
:
: Allowing one day for jet-lag and to orient ourselves, how many days at
: minimum are needed to get see Rome?

How does ZERO sound? I am avoiding that part of the world at that time
due to serious terror threat. Chances are that something *will* happen
in Iran, Iraq, etc and major European cities *will* be most vulnerable
targets.

Re: How many days in Rome?
 

"Newbie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:300420071824463803%[email protected]...
> RPS <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> : I realize it is a vague kind of question, but I know nothing about Rome
> : and need to decide, for how many days to break journey there. So any
> : guidance is appreciated.
> :
> : Allowing one day for jet-lag and to orient ourselves, how many days at
> : minimum are needed to get see Rome?
>
> How does ZERO sound? I am avoiding that part of the world at that time
> due to serious terror threat. Chances are that something *will* happen
> in Iran, Iraq, etc and major European cities *will* be most vulnerable
> targets.

So, you avoid all dangers?

Re: How many days in Rome?
 

Calif Bill <[email protected]> wrote:

: So, you avoid all dangers?

No, but I do take them into consideration. With so many options in the
world, there is no reason not to.

I believe that with the prospect of Iraq getting worse, plus US attack
on Iran, terror attacks in major European cities are serious concern.
Americans should be doubly concerned.

YMMV, and all that.