NEW ADVENTURE starting NOW! (this is a virtual traveling exp..

NEW ADVENTURE starting NOW! (this is a virtual traveling experience, hop on and follow me on this Italian journey in the next 2 weeks) There is something about Rome that is magical. But first, let me make you discover THE place where you should stay in Rome. As you already know, whenever I travel to a country, I am looking for three things in a hotel. 1- Breakfast with a view. No matter how good the food is at the hotel, I believe that I make a freaking fantastic breakfast at home. I'm not flying 8 hours to eat my croissant between four walls. 2- History. I don't want any of those technological modern hotels (this is even more essential if I'm in Europe). Give me something that has some history. Bring me somewhere where I can feel the past in between these walls. I want to hear the ghosts moaning, I want to feel the spirits embracing me, I want to read that lambs were sacrificed on the fifth floor in 1292! 3- Great customer service. That's a given though, although...is it? This is a topic for another post. Let me introduce to you, the Oprah of Rome hotels, the Michael Jordan of hospitality in Italy, the hotel that will heighten your roman experience: Eitch Borromini Palazzo Pamphilj! There is a marvellous outdoor terrace with a perfect view of the Fountain of the Four Rivers (sculpted by Bernini, a cool dead architect). You will have some Prosecco while listening to the sound of the bells from Santa Agnese, the church tower next to the hotel. You can have your morning coffee, watching the sunrise, and the Piazza Navona slowly turning from a pigeon rave to a human one. Far away, you can even notice the dome of the Pantheon of St. Peter. The food is everything that you expect from any European breakfast. It isn't something you'd kill for, but it's good enough that no one could really complain about it. Anyhow, what matters is the rest. This Piazza is way less known than many other ones in Rome, thus making the rooms way more affordable than if you were to stay close to the Trevi Fountain. I could basically walk everywhere I wanted within 15-30 minutes, including the Colosseum, Vatican, Trevi Fountain, etc. Service is stellar. Rooms are old (DUH) but the comfort is perfect. You'll see some different day and night pictures from different places on the Piazza Navona that is about 2 minutes from your room (once you go down the spiral staircase - it's the original one and pretty cool!) Now, as I'm pretty much aware, schools are closed and Netflix is making you and your family dumber every minute. Rest assured, I'm always here to bring you some rad knowledge. This hotel resides in a 17th century palace, and was designed by Francesco Borromini, a project that started in 1654 and was assigned by pope Innocent X (am I the only one thinking about the movie Project X?). This six floors high building was first used as a College for priestly training and cultural education (mainly for the rich Pamphilj family). The "best" students were admitted at 7 yaears old and would stay there until being considered adult and ready to continue their ecclesiastic career. Who the hell is Borromini? He is (or was) an Italian architect who studied under a the guy who would have been prom king: Michelangelo. Apparently, Borromini was a self-taught scholar (would have fared good in this pandemic), melancholic (never mind, he wouldn't have done well at all!), and had a quick temper. He was seen as a genius in term of Baroque architecture, was appreciated for his inventiveness, and committed suicide in 1667. Well, that turned dark pretty quickly. Brief summary for your exam: Rich family is tight with the pope. They decide to give away some money for their kids to get a direct admission in college (god, times didn't change). New wing is built for future mini popes (with the family name), designed by a sad genius architect, paid by a rich family, and approved by an Innocent guy. Basically, Harvard of the 1600s. How about we finish that post with some cool photoshoot pictures on the terrace where the Pope use to chill? I've visited this hotel for the first time in 2018. I went back in 2019. It was THAT good! This hotel deserves to be around forever, and I sure hope it will. I've visited Rome 3 times already, and I would still go back in a heartbeat tomorrow! Now, while going through my pictures for this post, I found these two pictures of a dude on his knees blowing two phallic shaped objects at the same time on the Piazza Navona. Left one was taken in 2018. Right one was taken in 2019. Glad to see that I'm consistent and predictable in my childish giggles! Going to see you soon again bro, keep blowing! ps: Those pictures are all from 2019. I'll share some of 2018 tomorrow! Have a goodnight lovelies! Toodles!