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| Page Views: 3,249 Last Visit to Rome: April, 2004 | When in Rome by Callavetta - last update: Aug 13, 2005 |
Tale of 12 Cities | Wisteria grows in the Forum |
What can I say about Rome? I so want to love it, but I just can't quite get there. I admire it and respect it but there is something that keeps me wanting to keep it at arm's distance. I picked up a book in my apt., left behind by a previous visitor and came upon this paragraph that eloquently describes my feelings:
"I had been to Rome several times before, and never much liked it. Italy is without a doubt one of my favorite countries in the world, perhaps my single favorite, but I've always found Rome grimy, congested, and despondent. Beautiful, yes --- Michaelangelo's Campidoglio, St. Peter's, the Villa Borghese, the Via Veneto, are all striking in different ways, ancient, luxuriant, opulent--- but overwhelming, threatening." - Joseph Finder, Extraordinary Powers
Whatever you say about Rome, it's a tale of many cities; the ancient, the modern, the Catholic, the poluted, the protected, the laid back, and the hectic..... There's a Rome there for everyone. |
| Il Vittoriano - The Victor Emmanuel Monument |
|  | Monumental Rome Rome is a city of monuments. Certainly Il Vittoriano, or the Victor Emmanuel Monument, takes the "cake". Ironically dubbed the "wedding cake" or "typewriter" (nicknames intended to be insulting) this edifice, completed in 1911 took 26 years to build. |
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| Pros: | "The incredible antiquities, the enormous monuments, the fabulous food." | | Cons: | "The frightening traffic, the sidewalk hawkers, the polution" | | In A Nutshell: | "Rome defies the nutshell. The energy, the history, the noise, the grime... it pours through every crack and cranny." |
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nicolaitan Thu Mar 20, 2008 01:52 UTC great page, terrific images of the forum area. i can't believe 2-3000 Euros ( not lire ) for buying knockoffs. Lest I forget, the wisteria and the forum is a world class image. And appreciate your smile for the etched in jello. N. | sourbugger Thu Mar 13, 2008 15:55 UTC excellent page, can't believe i've not come across it before ! | moacha Sat Jul 21, 2007 23:25 UTC Hi,Katherine I also like Rome,Your Pagea is interst. Now I am making an album of Rome in my HP. I hope to see more of you. | janetanne Sun Jun 24, 2007 18:56 UTC I'll be in Hydra from 3rd July. In the mean time, Athens is sweltering in 45C+ temps! Too hot to go out and steam is coming up from the sea!:):) |
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