What is Shavuot? Shavuot, known as the Feast of Weeks in English and as Pentecost in Ancient Greek, is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan (late May or early June).Shavuot commemorates the anniversary of the day God gave the Torah to the entire nation of Israel…
Trastevere District We started our fifth day in Rome with a walk in Trastevere district. Trastevere is the 13th district of Rome, on the west bank of the Tiber, south of Vatican City. Its name comes from the Latin trans-Tiberim, meaning literally “beyond the Tiber”. Parts of Trastevere is located on a hill and you…
National Roman Museum The fourth day started with National Roman Museum. Since it’s located close to the Termini station we took the underground. At this point, I have to warn you. You can hear from many people complaining that there are many pickpockets in Rome. I’ve also read that in recent years they increased police presence in touristic spots…
Saint Peter’s Basilica On the third day we returned to the Vatican, but this time we visited Saint Peter’s Basilica. This photo was made from the end of the queue. As you can see, by 8:30 am the queue runs along half of the square, and by 9 am the queue will run around the…
Colosseum On our second day of the trip, we headed to one of the most famous landmarks in Rome, the Colosseum. And here is my first tip: first Sunday of each month the entrance to the Colosseum is free. But, you have to come early since they limit the number of people inside the Colosseum to…
Rome is densely packed with tourists. If you go unprepared you could easily spend several hours in a line. The most famous tourist attractions are the Vatican and the Colosseum. For those two I would suggest purchasing tickets online and preferably early morning ones. Knowing this our daily routine was: visiting one tourist attraction (which…