Travel: Rome

In June, myself and three friends flew to Rome for a few days. Rome had been at the top of my list of places to visit since I was a teenager and I was so excited to explore Rome! Everything in Rome was just so beautiful. Around every corner there was something else to see. Getting around Rome was really easy as the underground was simple to use and it made getting to the places we wanted to visit much easier than walking or hiring a car.

The weather was incredible the entirety of our holiday and the temperature was in the high 30s most days - although some days it was a little bit too hot!

If you're planning a trip to Rome, you have to visit the Colosseum, the Vatican City and the Trevi Fountain. There are lots of tours around the Colosseum and Vatican City that you can book online before you fly out. It's reasonably inexpensive and a great way to find out about the local history! 

The Cutest Christmassy Village

Bourton-on-the-Water is a place that I've visited on a few occasions. It's a cute little village in Gloucestershire that has traditional cottages and tea rooms. At Christmas they decorate the tree in the river with fairy lights and all the cottages by the river decorate their houses. Last year, my family and I went to watch the Christmas lights get switched on but we couldn't make it this year because of university deadlines (third year problems). Therefore, we decided we'd go and visit Bourton-on-the-Water before Christmas anyway.

We began by going into some tea rooms for some homemade cake and a hot chocolate - cream and marshmallows are obviously a must when you're having a hot chocolate! It was one of the best hot chocolates I've had in a while!

We then had a wander around the village to look at all of their Christmas lights. This jewellers always looks so pretty at Christmas. 

A Very Festive Weekend

Friday:
The weekend started early with a trip to the pantomime on Friday afternoon, which is an annual family tradition. It never fails to make me feel super festive. After watching the pantomime, we headed to Zizzi's for some dinner and the food was as amazing as ever!

Saturday:

Saturday began with an early start. Getting up early is always a bit of a struggle but once I'm up I love being up early. We headed off to Bristol (again) to do some last minute Christmas shopping. Luckily, I didn't have much left to do - I only had a couple of presents left to buy and some ribbon and tags for wrapping so it wasn't too stressful. On the way back, we stopped off in Bath to have a walk around. Bath is the prettiest place at Christmas. I've written a blog post about Bath in Christmas, which can be found here.

Sunday:

After a morning of being lazy, we headed to Windsor in the afternoon. We discovered Windsor a few months ago as I go to university pretty close to Windsor. It's such a lovely place to walk around and shop. We walked to the castle to find the prettiest Christmas tree and stumbled across the cutest pub!

Top: Jack Wills      Pinafore: Jack Wills      Watch: Oliva Burton

Trips to Bath at Christmas

As someone who lives very close to Bath, it's a place I visit on a pretty much weekly basis when I'm home from university. Despite living in this area pretty much my whole life, I've never got bored of walking around Bath. It's just so beautiful. Although Bath is equally as pretty all year around (even in the rain), at Christmas it's even prettier. Their Christmas lights are possibly my favourite Christmas lights in the area - they even have a giant bauble you can stand in! The Christmas market is also in Bath from mid-November to mid-December. Despite it being really busy the majority of the time, it's still nice to just walk around and soak up the atmosphere and they have some great unique gift ideas (and lots of food).