{"id":715,"date":"2017-01-28T23:11:34","date_gmt":"2017-01-28T23:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/?p=715"},"modified":"2017-01-28T23:11:34","modified_gmt":"2017-01-28T23:11:34","slug":"2017-1-25-rome-v-florence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2checkingout.com\/?p=715","title":{"rendered":"Rome vs Florence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How do these two heavyweight icons of Italian history and culture measure up against each other?  Ding ding, let the fight begin.<\/p>\n

With our house sitting commitments, we limited ourselves to 24 hours in each city. To maximize our time in Rome, we choose to follow several self-guided walking tours from the website <\/strong>rometoolkit<\/strong><\/a>. These are easy to download to your phone.<\/p>\n

We started at the throbbing mass that hangs out at the Trevi Fountain<\/strong><\/a>. With a little patience, you can capture a photo or two that doesn\u2019t include the selfie-snapping hoards. We then wove our way to the Pantheon<\/strong><\/a> and onto Piazza Navone<\/strong><\/a>. The neat thing about the Pantheon is that it\u2019s free of charge, so stepping inside to admire this architectural marvel is a no-brainer. The Pantheon is still in use today as a church, and it is the last resting place of the Raphael, amongst others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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