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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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- Roman Horse Statue
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- Roman Rooftops at Sunset
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- Roman Statue
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- Beautiful architecture at every turn
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- Aquaduct remains
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- No Title Required
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- Scooter Action Shot
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- Colosseum
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- Scooting in the Italian countryside
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- Walking Down the Oldest Road in Rome
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- Tunnel of Trees
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- Through the Duct
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- Tomb of Unknown Soldier at Sunset
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- Spanish Steps
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- Bath House Ruins 2
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- Roman Glow – the capital building, I think?
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- Scooters, scooters, everywhere!
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- Through the Rabbit Hole… can you see the dome on the other side?
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- Bath House Ruins
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- A close-up of the wall of an aquaduct
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- St Peters Dome
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- Hard to get home sick when you get to go scooting through Rome
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- City Wall
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- Colosseum View
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- Old Roman Road
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- Sinking Ship Fountain near the Spanish Steps
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.
