In May 2019, Zack and I celebrated our three year anniversary in Italy and England. I have never shared anything from our trip before, but it was time to dive into all the photos!
I never took my DSLR on the trip with us and only relied on my new iPhone during the trip. These are the first photos on my camera roll to this day.
Arrive in Rome
We departed DFW on May 23, 2019 and arrived in Rome, Italy at 7 a.m. May 24. The thing about international travel is that it’s always so exhausting to “begin” your first day after a long flight.
We got on the Leonardo Express train from the Fiumicino airpot to the Rome Termini. Our hotel was walkable with our luggage. Our room wasn’t ready to checkin, but we could leave our luggage until 1 p.m.
Photo Dump
It was maybe 9 a.m. at this point, so we had a few hours to walk around. One of our bucket list visits is to see the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa by Bernini in the Cornaro Chapel of the church of Santa Maria della Vittoria.
We also walked by the Fontana del Tritone by Bernini.
San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
We stopped for Pizza on our walk back to the hotel at Pizzeria Del Secolo.
Canada Hotel
It was so warm inside the room in May that we had to ask for a fan.
1 p.m. Check-in Canada Hotel
https://www.hotelcanadaroma.com/en/
Hotel Canada S.r.l.
Via Vicenza 58 – 00185 – Roma (RM) – Italia
VAT: 03945131005
Buy 48 Hour Metro/Bus Ticket & Validate
Vatican City and St. Peter’s Basilica and Sistine Chapel
We pre-purchased tickets for all of our tours. I like to plan my days out so I can maximize what I want to see versus just strolling the rest of the day. This was the best day/time for us to see the Vatican. I positioned it at 2:30 p.m. so we had time to checkin to the hotel, eat, and head over to our tour.
Pomodoro’s Sphere within a Sphere:
The Fontana della Pigna or simply Pigna. Yes, there is a 4 meter pine cone within the Vatican city.
St. Peter’s Basilica
Castle Sant’Angelo
Piazza Navona
The Pantheon
Trevi Fountain
Spanish Steps
Dinner at Ristaurante Alessio
Saturday, May 25
The second morning in Rome we had tickets for a tour of the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill and Circus Massimo.
Food options: Grazia & Graziella, Ristorante Aroma, Ristorante Arlù
Landmarks: Pincio Promenade/Ponte Umberto I (bridge)
Sunday, May 26
7 – 10:30 a.m. Breakfast
11 a.m. check-out Canada Hotel
1:53 p.m. Train – ES – Rome to Naples (Arrive 3:05 p.m.)
Rome Termini > Naples Centrale
TI DIRECT – DOMESTIC LONG DISTANCE #9591
12 p.m. Check-in B&B Napoli Suite
NAPOLI SUITE
CORSO UMBERTO 284, 80138 NAPOLI, ITALY
TEL.: +39 081 5543271
https://www.napolisuite.com/
Sight-seeing: Galleria Umberto I
Pizza: L’Antica Pizzeria “da Michele” open 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
From hotel:
Naples City Centre
Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi – ruins
San Lorenzo Maggiore – art-filled cathedral
6 p.m. Tickets – Naples Underground Tour
9 p.m. Dinner
Monday, May 27
8 a.m. Tickets – Amalfi Coast & Pompeii tour – 8 hours
PIckup: Hotel Una in Piazza Garibaldi 9/10 at 08.05am
Tuesday, May 28
11 a.m. check-out B&B Napoli Suite
9:45 a.m. Train – TRN – Naples to Venice (arrive at 9:15 a.m.)
Napoli Centrale > Venezia San Lucia
NTV DIRECT connection (Italo Train) #8962
3 p.m. Vaporetto on Line 1 to the Ca’ d’Oro stop
2 p.m. Check-in Ca’ Sagredo Hotel
Campo Santa Sofia
4198/99, 30121 Venezia VE, Italy
+39 041 241 3111
4 p.m. Gondola ride (if time)
6 p.m. Tickets – Venice Walking Tour by Night: Aperitif and Legends
9/10 p.m. Dinner (any restaurant)
Wednesday, May 29
10:30 a.m. Check-in for flights
11 a.m. Tickets – Murano and Burano Islands Half Day Tour (4.5 hours)
3:30 p.m.
Drinks – Harry’s Bar (bellini)
Book store: Libreria Acqua Alta
Doges’ Palace
Campanile di San Marco – 8 Euro http://www.basilicasanmarco.it/informazioni-per-i-turisti/orari-di-apertura/?lang=en
7 p.m. Dinner at hotel – need to schedule reservations when we get there
Thursday, May 30
12 p.m. Check-out Ca’ Sagredo Hotel
60 minutes Alilaguna Linea Blu – Go to Fondamente Nove (F. TE Nove stop for ticket desk) stop (6:32, 7:02, 7:32) $15 EU
10:30 a.m. Flight to London (2h15m) (arrive at airport 8:30 a.m.)
British Airways Flight 2583
2 p.m. Check-in Novotel London Tower Bridge
10 Pepys St, London EC3N 2NR, UK
+44 20 7660 0675
https://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-3107-novotel-london-tower-bridge/index.shtml
1 p.m. Gatwick Express Train to Victoria Station (tickets printed or in app)
Take tube from Victoria Station to Tower Hill about 17 min (Oyster Card)
4 p.m. Camden Market https://www.camdenmarket.com/visit-us
Dinner Holly Bush Pub https://www.hollybushhampstead.co.uk
Oblix at the Shard https://www.oblixrestaurant.com/
Friday, May 31
10 a.m. Tickets – Harry Potter Walking tour w/boat ride (2.5 hours)
1:15 p.m. Afternoon Tea – Swan, Shakespeare’s Globe
Things to See
https://goo.gl/maps/Enj48Asa6scghsF79
Piccadilly Circus
Westminster Abbey
Harrods (shopping and food)
British Museum
Hyde Park
Abbey Road
Buckingham Palace
Tower Bridge
Tower of London
Food – Maltby Street Market
Leadenhall Market
Saturday, June 1
12 p.m. Check-out Novotel London Tower Bridge (anytime checkout)
4:15 a.m. Tube (every 10 minutes) from Bank Station to Lancaster Gate (33 minutes)
4:50 a.m. Padding Station (Heathrow Express every 15 minutes) to LHR – London Heathrow Airport (33 minutes)
8:40 a.m. Depart London (arrive 5:40 a.m.)
American Flight 51
12:50 p.m. Arrive in DFW
