So, last year, early April I went to Italy. Rome to be specific. It was a bit tricky getting to where we were supposed to go from the airport. There were a lot of shady airport bus services and English proficiency was low. But we got there eventually. We used airbnb.com and rented an apartment of a lovely lady named Valeria. When we first got to the street we were living on we wondered if we really had the right place. The houses looked 'rustic', almost decaying and it didn't really look like garbage collection was functioning properly. However, all worries disappeared once we got inside the house. It was newly renovated, we had internet, the beds were nice, the kitchen was nice, everything was overall awesome.
The temperature usually stayed above 25 degrees. That's like summer where I'm from. The subway was handy for getting around and we visited lost of places. The queues to the Colosseum and the St Peter's church were huuuuuuge, but cool stuff none the less. Food was good at most places but there was also a lot of 'tourist-y' places where the food was subpar.
To summarize:
The temperature usually stayed above 25 degrees. That's like summer where I'm from. The subway was handy for getting around and we visited lost of places. The queues to the Colosseum and the St Peter's church were huuuuuuge, but cool stuff none the less. Food was good at most places but there was also a lot of 'tourist-y' places where the food was subpar.
To summarize:
- the temperature in April was hot but not too hot
- Italy looks and is a lot different than northern European countries, but don't be discouraged
- Food is good if you avoid the tourist-y places
- English proficiency is very low in the country so stock up on your Italian
