After a few days of rest and relaxation in Sardinia, I’m back and ready to share more photos of Rome. Thanks for being patient while I was away! Today we actually start outside of Rome and rewind to last Tuesday when I took the train from the Roma Trastevere station out to...

The following is a guest post by Stefano Giordano. (Thanks Stefano!) The “Estate Romana” (Roman summer event) is something every Roman waits for during the long and cold winter nights. Starting from June a lot of events take place all around Rome, from the city center’s most...

On Saturday after the first leg of the Festa dei Noantri procession had finished, Trastevere was still in full gear with the locals out in full force and the band playing. As we walked down the street the fragrant odor of lavender filled the air and I turned to find this little stand selling...

Another capture from the Festa dei Noantri procession, I really loved how the light was captured in the face of this nun as she walked along. I think she was probably looking up at the canopy that was holding the Virgin Mary. She looks rather serene, no? Obviously living in Rome you run...

If you haven’t read the news or checked out my slideshow about street art/street performers in Rome on BudgetTravel.com, please do so! It’s hard saving up good pics and now showing them to you guys first, but patience paid off. Of course not everything I submitted could be used,...

For the first time I went out to view the opening procession of the Feast of Santa Maria del Carmine, better know here as the Festa dei Noantri. I went with a friend who lives in Trastevere and told me how each year the Virgin Mary is dressed a different outfit made by local seamstresses. ...