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