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2012: The Perpetual Passenger Travel Review
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Rome
To continue with my trend of posting atrociously late photos… here are my pictures of Rome from *cough* April *cough.*
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- Hard to get home sick when you get to go scooting through Rome
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- St Peters Dome
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- Roman Rooftops at Sunset
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- Colosseum
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- Roman Glow – the capital building, I think?
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- City Wall
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- Spanish Steps
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- Roman Statue
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- Through the Duct
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- Scooter Action Shot
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- Tunnel of Trees
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- Sinking Ship Fountain near the Spanish Steps
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- Aquaduct remains
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- Tomb of Unknown Soldier at Sunset
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- Walking Down the Oldest Road in Rome
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- Colosseum View
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- No Title Required
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- Bath House Ruins 2
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- Bath House Ruins
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- Beautiful architecture at every turn
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- Scooting in the Italian countryside
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- Through the Rabbit Hole… can you see the dome on the other side?
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- Old Roman Road
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- Scooters, scooters, everywhere!
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- Roman Horse Statue
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- A close-up of the wall of an aquaduct
This Post is Not Called ‘When in Rome’
…because that would be too easy, and of course I’m way more creative than that (obviously not).
So I have just returned from a short trip to Rome, and the bottom line is that this city rocked my world. Having not been particularly wooed by Italy in the past, I was really surprised to discover the love that soon sparked between Rome and me. At first it felt like casual flirting: she winked at me; I thought she was pretty.
Then we started talking and I realized there was chemistry.
And on my very last day, there was no doubt in my mind: we were in love.
Imagine riding through the streets of Rome on a bright red Vespa, stopping only to take in the amazing sights, a sip of Italian espresso, and some spoonfuls of deliciously creamy Gelato. The smell of flowers and trees in bloom was ever-present, the sun was shining, the city was alive and the charm felt in the streets never dulled for an instant. I couldn’t believe what I was experiencing was real, but it was.
Rome, you have won my heart. I will be back.
