A Welcome Guest

Meliá Roma Aurelia Antica gave me a warm welcome. Of course, there's that child-like feel of just going around that spinning glass door. Hop, spin and step into a gracious stay.

 
The hotel is an ideal location for a short visit to the Eternal City. It is 9 km from the City centre; 3 km from "exit n.1" of the Grande Raccordo Anulare (highway surrounding the city of Rome) and 20 km from the main International airport of Rome (Leonardo da Vinci- Fiumicino) and 6 km away (20 minutes by car or shuttle bus) from the Vatican City.

The hotel has two restaurants: "The Sughereta" (the name is taken from the sugar cane which surrounded the area centuries ago) and the "Mallorca". They offer not only international cuisine, but also Spanish and Roman dishes created by our Chef and his team.

Great Roman Architecture

The Colosseum, or the Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre, is an elliptical amphitheatre in the center of the city of Rome, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire. It is considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and engineering.

Capable of seating 50,000 spectators, the Colosseo or Anfiteatro Flavio in Italian, was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology.

A Touch of Korea in Portugal?

At Aljustrel, Fatima, Portugal . . .

 

Lovely train, but look . . . Samsung? Just ads, hi hi hi . . .

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At Lourdes, France

My friend here was taking some water from the faucet to drink and to stock-up as we visited the Lourdes Grotto in France.

It was a cool, peaceful day for us.

Walking and Shopping Around

We went around Italy to shop . . .

There was this open truck where beautiful flowers were sold. Cool!

The scene was pleasing to the eyes, the colors and the freshness of the flowers are lovely.

However, I did not buy flowers, we went further to the area where there were big tents with lots of great buys.

I was able to bring home some sweaters, bags, shirts and sun glasses at a good price.