JUNQI & GHILES
ROMA
XXIV — XXVIII · SEPT · MMXXVI
Four days in the Eternal City for JunQi's XXIXth birthday — September 24.
Flights · Sep 24
JunQi
Glasgow → Fiumicino, lands ~13:30
Ghiles
Paris Orly 1 13:25 → Fiumicino T1 15:30
Flights · Sep 28
JunQi
Departs Fiumicino ~11:30
Ghiles
Fiumicino T1 15:25 → Paris Orly 1 17:30
Weather · Sep 24–28
Hotel · Tollì Rooms
Via Tuscolana 268, Appio Latino, 00181 Rome
Metro A · between Ponte Lungo and Furio Camillo · direct line to Termini & the Vatican side (Ottaviano)
Breakfast not included — find a bar for cornetto e cappuccinoThursday · Sep 24
DIES IOVIS — the birthday- AfternoonLand at Fiumicino, meet up, head to the hotel (Via Tuscolana)
- EveningBirthday dinner 🎂 — front-runner: Nannarella, Trastevere
- NightFirst walk around Rome
Friday · Sep 25
DIES VENERIS — antiquity- 09:00-ishColosseum → Roman Forum → Palatine Hill
- ~13:00Lunch
- 14:00–15:30Monti — wander, coffee & gelato, small shops
- 15:30–17:30Back to the hotel, rest
- 19:00 →Historic Center → dinner → Trastevere
Saturday · Sep 26
DIES SATURNI — the Vatican- 09:00-ishVatican Museums + Sistine Chapel
- ~13:00Lunch
- 14:00–15:30St. Peter's Basilica
- 15:30–17:30St. Peter's Square → Castel Sant'Angelo & around
- Late pmRest at the hotel
- 19:30 →Historic Center → Trastevere
Sunday · Sep 27
DIES SOLIS — to be decidedNothing booked yet — a few ideas to choose from:
Appia Antica by bike (close to the hotel)
Galleria Borghese
Aventine Hill — keyhole & Orange Garden
Testaccio market lunch
Trevi & Pantheon at dawn
Monday · Sep 28
DIES LUNAE — arrivederci- MorningJunQi to Fiumicino for the ~11:30 departure
- MiddayGhiles to Fiumicino T1 for the 15:25 to Paris
A rough sketch of the centro — tap a number to open the spot in Google Maps.
🧀 cacio e pepe
🥓 carbonara
🍕 pizza romana
🍝 pasta fresca & to-go
🥙 trapizzino
☕ caffè
🍙 supplì
🐖 porchetta
🐟 pesce
🍰 dolci — tiramisù & maritozzo con la panna (the cream-filled bun)
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