Postcards from Rome

Snapshots from The Eternal City (and a last chance for 100,000 points!)

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This summer, one of the two weekly posts here (most weeks) will be from my Postcards series, featuring photos and stories from our season of travels. Thanks for being here and following along!

I’ll be sharing a Rome city edit in the coming weeks but in the meantime, enjoy these snapshots from our trip sans kids this summer. We ended up in Rome for 5 nights (with an extra night tacked on due to my husband getting heatstroke at the Vatican — a cautionary tale!). I had a lot of time to wander the streets, pause to take photos, sit in cafés and enjoy the Eternal City.

Here are my postcards to you ❤️

Buildings that are old and older

with epic interiors

exteriors

and views to remember.

A hotel hallway that feels like you’re in a museum

with cinematic rooms

and a not to miss bar.

Rome’s got Rizz.

When your maps app doesn’t know to avoid the crowds

but even in a city full of tourists you can catch a quiet moment.

Signs with fonts to write home about (and the best speciality groceries)

a flea market to wake up early for

and souvenirs to bring home.

Bridges

archways

goods made by hand

remnants of horrors of the past

and buildings still standing, against all odds.

Views from inside

and outside

Churches with paintings by the greats

galleries to get lost in

and proof that Rome wasn’t built in a day.

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Thank you sleepaway camp for giving us the opportunity to travel as a couple!

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