Pines and poppies
by TheWanderingCamel
The pines are always there, the poppies come in June.
The Colosseum, the dome of St Peters, the rounded tops of the umbrella pine - all instantly recognisable and all identified inextricably with the skyline of Rome. With no really tall buildings to obscure them, the pines stand out along the crests of the hills as they have done for centuries. They line streets and avenues, Ostia Antica is shaded by them. Horace makes mention of them, Old Masters painted them, Respighi composed a symphonic poem to them. I love them.
The pines are always there, the poppies are much more ephemeral. Bright splashes of red, they stand out brilliantly against the grass that coveres the Palatine Hill, the quiet spaces of Ostia Antica and fragments of ancient marble that litter the Forum. No landscape gardener could have placed them more artfully - I love them too.
The locals
by fairy_dust
The local Italians are usually very friendly. I noticed that whenever I carried my Canada flag, they were even nicer to me because they love Canadians! My group stayed at a tourist village outside of Rome, and since the locals who stayed there too knew that we were groups of World Youth Day pilgrims, they were very friendly to us. The culture is very warm, and they're very affectionate towards family and friends, and even people they've just met.
Villa Adriana, a 30 minute...
by mannymiami
Villa Adriana, a 30 minute drive west of Rome is a great park where at one time back when the Roman Empire period, was a villa exclusively for the Roman governors of that time. Very beautiful and worth a drive to see,also very close by is the town of Tivoli which is a great town to visit.
ROME AIRPORTS
by mariocibelli
There is a central website for both of Rome's airports:
WWW.ADR.IT
Great info on transport to/from airport as well as lists all flight arrivals and departures and airlines using those airports.
Any one that serves ***...
by gema
Any one that serves *** frullati ***
You are standing infront of these let´s say 'bars' and order different fruits you want in your milk. It´s easy also for those who can´t speak well italian, cause u can just point at them. And that frullati is mixed differents fruits with cold milk. Some say, ok milk shake, but it´s better. :-))
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CRISCIOTTI al Boschetto
Visiting the Colosseum
handprint of a soul in purgatory
The Virgin
