The wife and I
recently took a short break to the wonderful city of Rome.
Now, I’m not a
travel writer by trade, so I’ll skip the recommended itinerary and avoid a list
of things to see. The only suggestion I’ll make is to pick up the Lonely Planet,
everything else will take care of itself.
However, I will
offer some cultural observations, none to serious.
From now on I shall judge every city by the glamour of their
municipal workers. Walking along the street one day we came across what could
only be described as the most attractive garbage collectors I’ve ever seen in
my life - Sukleen in Gucci.
Across from our hotel we saw something that caused me no end of
amusement. Condom machines attached to the outside (streetside) wall of
pharmacies… Inspired.
Water fountains – Rome was always traditionally blessed with an
abundant water supply, which resulted in fountains being built all over the
city. People drink from these all the time and one of the most entertaining
aspects of people watching is to sit next to a fountain and see who or what
turns up…
Let's face it, it's better than the toilet bowl
I thoroughly
recommend Rome. It’s a wonderful city. We did a whole host cultural activities
beyond dog spotting, checking out municipal workers and laughing over condom
machines like twelve-year-olds. Hopefully this shot of the light cast by the
oculus in the Pantheon will suffice:
Yes, I can occasionally take a proper photo
