ROMA

• AfternoonLand at Fiumicino, meet up, head to the hotel (Via Tuscolana)
• ~18:55Uber or taxi from the hotel to Trastevere (15–20 min — the metro doesn't reach it)
• 19:30Birthday dinner 🎂 — Nannarella · Trilussa, Piazza Trilussa 41, Trastevere — booked
• NightFirst walk around Rome, then Uber or taxi back to the hotel

Trains: Roma Termini → Firenze S. M. Novella 08:30 → 10:11 (FR 9490) · back 21:48 → 23:30 (FR 9437). Not sold online for this date: Duomo dome climb and the Accademia (David) — both skipped.

• 07:50Leave the hotel — Metro A Ponte Lungo → Termini, coffee & cornetto at the station
• 08:30 → 10:11Frecciarossa to Firenze Santa Maria Novella
• 10:20–10:50Second breakfast, sitting down — near the station or at Mercato Centrale (5 min from Santa Maria Novella)
• 10:50–12:15Slow wander: Piazza del Duomo (cathedral, Giotto's bell tower and the Baptistery doors from outside) → Via dei Calzaiuoli → Piazza della Signoria (Palazzo Vecchio, Loggia dei Lanzi, the David copy)
• 12:30–14:00Sit-down lunch near Piazza della Signoria / Santa Croce — pasta or a Tuscan main, no kitchen deadline
• 14:30–16:45Uffizi Gallery — timed entry (Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Caravaggio; river view from the top-floor corridor)
• 16:45–18:00Ponte Vecchio, then a stroll along the Oltrarno bank to San Niccolò, gelato on the way. Optional detour: Piazza Santo Spirito (the other direction)
• 18:00–19:05Unhurried walk up to Piazzale Michelangelo (about 20 min uphill); San Miniato al Monte is 5 min further up if there is time
• ~19:05Sunset over Florence from Piazzale Michelangelo
• 19:30–21:00Dinner in San Niccolò, at the foot of the hill, no rush — a bistecca alla fiorentina to share, or pasta if lunch was big
• 21:00Taxi to Santa Maria Novella (10–15 min; about 30 min on foot)
• 21:48 → 23:30Frecciarossa back to Roma Termini, Metro A to Ponte Lungo (runs late on Fridays), hotel around 00:15

First draft. Slow start after the late return from Florence: an easy run, then the must-have maritozzo at Regoli. The Testaccio market is closed on Sundays, so its lunch has to be today.

• ~09:00–09:45Easy run, both of us — 30 min easy in Parco della Caffarella (about 1 km from the hotel, flat paths), no watch pressure; finish with 4 × 20 s strides if there's space. Deliberately the gentle session: it follows the late night and the long walking day in Florence
• ~10:15Shower, then Metro A from Ponte Lungo to Vittorio Emanuele (4 stops) and a 5-minute walk
• 10:45–11:15Breakfast at Pasticceria Regoli (#22) — maritozzo con la panna, standing at the counter
• 11:15–11:45Walk to Termini (or Cavour) and take Metro B to Circo Massimo
• 11:45–12:45Aventine Hill: Orange Garden view and the Knights of Malta keyhole, then a 10-minute walk down to Testaccio
• 13:00–14:15Lunch at Mercato Testaccio (closes around 15:30): Casa Manco pizza al taglio (#16), then Trapizzino (#18) around the corner
• 14:45–16:45Metro B Piramide → Cavour: Monti wander — coffee & gelato, small shops, supplì at Pizzeria della Madonna dei Monti (#7) if still hungry; walk down Via dei Fori Imperiali for the Forum and Colosseum from outside
• 16:45–19:00Walk to San Giovanni, Metro A two stops to Ponte Lungo, rest at the hotel
• ~19:05Uber or taxi from the hotel to Trastevere (15–20 min)
• 19:30Trastevere: supplì at Supplì Roma (#10) as a starter on foot
• 20:15Dinner at Tonnarello (#1) — expect a queue; backup Da Enzo al 29 (#9)
• AfterDrink at Bar San Callisto (#17), a stroll over Ponte Sisto, then Uber or taxi back to the hotel

First draft. Food-first day through the historic centre, starting with brunch and doing the loop from Piazza Navona up to the Spanish Steps; last evening, so an easy night.

• 08:15–09:15Park brick, both of us (~40 min) in Parco della Caffarella — jog there as part of the 8 min easy warm-up, then 4 rounds: 600 m run · 20 m burpee broad jump · 40 walking lunges (bodyweight), rest 2 min between rounds. Steady, controlled effort; the point is rehearsing the run-to-station switch. Grass and wide paths give room for the jumps and lunges, and the Appia Antica next door is closed to cars on Sundays
• ~09:50Shower, then head to the Centro: Uber or taxi straight to Coromandel (about 20 min), or Metro A to Spagna / Barberini and about 20 min on foot — no buses
• 10:30–11:30Brunch at Coromandel (#19), near Piazza Navona — omelets, pancakes, French toast; expect a wait. Backups: Barnum Cafe (#20), Roscioli Caffè (#21)
• 11:30–12:45Piazza Navona → Mr. 100 Tiramisù (#13) on the way → Pantheon (open 9:00–19:00, paid entry, tickets at the door or online; visits pause for Sunday Mass around 10:30, over by then)
• 12:45–14:00Trevi Fountain → Spanish Steps
• 14:00–14:30Stroll back towards Piazza Navona through the Centro, via Via dei Coronari
• 14:30Late, light lunch on Via del Governo Vecchio: porchetta sandwich at La Rinascita (#14), tiramisù next door at Two Sizes (#15). Alternative: pizza by weight at Pizza Florida (#11)
• 15:15–16:15Campo de' Fiori and around. Optional: cross Ponte Sant'Angelo for Castel Sant'Angelo and St. Peter's Square from outside
• 16:30–19:00Back to the hotel — rest and pack (JunQi leaves early on Monday)
• ~19:00Uber or taxi to Campo de' Fiori (or Metro A to Barberini and a 20-minute walk)
• 19:30Last dinner: Osteria da Fortunata (#12), handmade pasta by Campo de' Fiori — go early, it queues. Backup: Pizzeria Romana Rione Ponte (#3)
• AfterShort evening walk through the Centro, Uber or taxi back, early night

• EarlyBreakfast at Pasticceria Fortunato (#23), across the street from the hotel
• MorningJunQi to Fiumicino for the ~11:30 departure
• MiddayGhiles to Fiumicino T1 for the 15:25 to Paris