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Originally Posted by Cowperson
Something interesting . . . . . sight jogging programs and routes in Rome.
http://www.sightjogging.it/index_eng.html
St. Peter's Basilica, Janiculum Hill and Travestere are among the routes.
EDIT: Now this is funny . . . . I just found out my hotel in Rome has a jogging track.
Another question . . . . . how are the official taxi's marked?
Cowperson |
What you call janiculum, I called Gianicolo. There is no J in the italian alphabet. It is replaced by 'gi' or 'ge'. And I guess 'um' is often replaced with 'o' (like colosseum and colosseo).
Trastevere is a terrible place to jog. It is all cobblestone. Hell, most of Rome is cobblestone, but especially Trastevere. Trastevere is an awesome place to walk. Wander. Peruse. Explore. Slowly, casually, strolling.
In fact, it's a must for anyone that spends more than 4 days in Roma. Spend an afternoon in Trastevere. Eat, drink and be merry.
Official Taxis are white with orange and black logos, and a radio number. Oh yeah, and the light thingy on the roof.
If the "taxi" is a black or silver full sized benz, it's an illegal cab. Though sometimes this is an alright way to go. On the other hand, I don't recommend this to anyone that doesn't know the city.
Cow, if you're staying by Vatican, a cab from Termini SHOULDN'T COST MORE THAN 25 Euro! Unless your wife has 13 suitcases.
If you cab it from an airport (fuimicino(leonardo da vinci) or ciampino), there are flat rates. IIRC, 50 euro from fuimicino and 40 euro from ciampino. This is a good deal. The alternative is taking the train from the airport to Termini (11 euro each), then a taxi (25 euro). Inbetween, watch your bags at Termini. You wouldn't believe how good those gypsies are at the old 'divert and snatch'.
I worked the station for a year. Almost daily I saw some poor sucker frantically looking for his suitcase. Or laptop. Or wallet. Or passport. Or hamburger. Truuuuust me!