5 Things I Adore About Rome

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-size: large;">Rome, the eternal city, is one of my absolute favorite cities in the world.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">I love it to my core. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I often think "<i>back when I lived in Rome</i>..." and then I realize I never actually have lived in Rome.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Maybe just in my dreams, and in my heart.</span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-Po4UUid_zSw_wOaiaEIG6qiadyFtuqtTQn1W3ejrhLNL_Z0ZXg9jmsR_shyphenhyphenZuS_E4BahjVJlUjh-97vUDYvBzwairSSeA1CePAyhy5x4T1pFpSubDVXsqhUz7-u6iTyy-1nIiq28UA/s1600/IMG_1784.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Walking-In-Rome" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD-Po4UUid_zSw_wOaiaEIG6qiadyFtuqtTQn1W3ejrhLNL_Z0ZXg9jmsR_shyphenhyphenZuS_E4BahjVJlUjh-97vUDYvBzwairSSeA1CePAyhy5x4T1pFpSubDVXsqhUz7-u6iTyy-1nIiq28UA/s1600/IMG_1784.JPG" title="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Walking-In-Rome" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Street performers in the Trastevere at night</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8iHx8OHqSlkpHhSP6WsLDFy5XqVhUxLLvtB_E_enMrRazyps5IdSZ3aXOD4Kd14Oa-cw67VCCXTC2tKe8xoBJzGpvsc9XOpqf3YE07mrSvqr1f95e5G6OlcA6uh11XnHh7izXhwkoVks/s1600/IMG_1783.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Walking-In-Rome" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8iHx8OHqSlkpHhSP6WsLDFy5XqVhUxLLvtB_E_enMrRazyps5IdSZ3aXOD4Kd14Oa-cw67VCCXTC2tKe8xoBJzGpvsc9XOpqf3YE07mrSvqr1f95e5G6OlcA6uh11XnHh7izXhwkoVks/s1600/IMG_1783.JPG" title="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Walking-In-Rome" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Trastevere by night</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">There are so many wonderful things things to see and do and experience in this heartbeat city that was once the center of the world.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-size: xx-large;">5 Things I Adore About Rome</i></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1. Its a walking city</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYYQ07BiokeGdp1fD2dU5QSPiSpFPEfRXzuhcsZ7BJtNLSH1bvGrAf8taqdjPf49b9FLgReDLrK0TXqloSzAnPEBLU1yPHiuPqngHMloh1EjvudEmNddAEgcvfC65d0JFHwSCaWW-ax8/s1600/IMG_1859.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Walking-In-Rome" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfYYQ07BiokeGdp1fD2dU5QSPiSpFPEfRXzuhcsZ7BJtNLSH1bvGrAf8taqdjPf49b9FLgReDLrK0TXqloSzAnPEBLU1yPHiuPqngHMloh1EjvudEmNddAEgcvfC65d0JFHwSCaWW-ax8/s1600/IMG_1859.JPG" title="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Walking-In-Rome" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The streets are perfect for walking in Rome</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: large;">My favorite cities in the world are walking cities.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Rather than watched through the windows of a tour bus, Rome is best experienced at street level, strolling. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimEgccTBQNJvwuCDUIxEO_D2b5OkPlZWBixPuO3jjdUMEtCHW0xodYqNDVwRJaUsHwPUKxLhVVaUrpa2oIHHgQ9lARq5Atb4uflwa7WcU7Mlv3JoaaXVDBtxrNBDOT2pPR5LAc5dKCz_g/s1600/IMG_1856.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Walking-In-Rome" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimEgccTBQNJvwuCDUIxEO_D2b5OkPlZWBixPuO3jjdUMEtCHW0xodYqNDVwRJaUsHwPUKxLhVVaUrpa2oIHHgQ9lARq5Atb4uflwa7WcU7Mlv3JoaaXVDBtxrNBDOT2pPR5LAc5dKCz_g/s1600/IMG_1856.JPG" title="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Walking-In-Rome" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Things you see on the streets of Rome</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbskDSCKjvlRkL6jv2guehuRd2igh4WRvya3-z19nW-M8KWkQelsfIW5-Izy6LVb4ordiy7wgdhtbr9Gx12tDtwbDrfnkNQ7W5XeumzfmTCwPs-BW6-BGVfEUWKJzVj99qpfSqY6vE0z8/s1600/IMG_1878.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Walking-In-Rome" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbskDSCKjvlRkL6jv2guehuRd2igh4WRvya3-z19nW-M8KWkQelsfIW5-Izy6LVb4ordiy7wgdhtbr9Gx12tDtwbDrfnkNQ7W5XeumzfmTCwPs-BW6-BGVfEUWKJzVj99qpfSqY6vE0z8/s1600/IMG_1878.JPG" title="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Walking-In-Rome" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are so many great things to see in Rome that you will only find on foot</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Walking along the banks of the Tiber is glorious, day or night. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWBOCl-WsclmdLNXkG29ZZ7GoE8NdjJMH6Nyz9DkeNAOt0Jkgj-vvmGLX4zhNUKKOO-XJXajjOWXZyEQEyeLOvi3clGHjH3O5BfsiKq2eCtQCsMCn89h8rGVRqCMB3dSZD3pilLMQBnw/s1600/IMG_2078.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Walking-In-Rome" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWBOCl-WsclmdLNXkG29ZZ7GoE8NdjJMH6Nyz9DkeNAOt0Jkgj-vvmGLX4zhNUKKOO-XJXajjOWXZyEQEyeLOvi3clGHjH3O5BfsiKq2eCtQCsMCn89h8rGVRqCMB3dSZD3pilLMQBnw/s1600/IMG_2078.JPG" title="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Walking-In-Rome" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lungotevere, Roma</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yJR9DT3WufuYzUd0xU6JJxImtpY9pDH4SIOT7VbHxxmEFKBGtxyAtVOCZ9Poi3Z603di2RBUfCSec6nPcjMq64nvRMZNZce2J9z4BLOCWeaUB5-FjaemCOZyBKdNkbWK8YUj1zJiwhQ/s1600/IMG_2057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Walking-In-Rome" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yJR9DT3WufuYzUd0xU6JJxImtpY9pDH4SIOT7VbHxxmEFKBGtxyAtVOCZ9Poi3Z603di2RBUfCSec6nPcjMq64nvRMZNZce2J9z4BLOCWeaUB5-FjaemCOZyBKdNkbWK8YUj1zJiwhQ/s1600/IMG_2057.JPG" title="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Walking-In-Rome" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Booksellers, Lungotevere, Rome</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;">Stepping through the cobbled streets you </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">feel</i><span style="font-size: large;"> the pulse of this glorious and triumphant city.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSMoIAUzF2eNBp253fUh9ERRRWW6RpfebxBdjIxb_9ZGvN-oi9vgVbTlFYPslVxy1o4Haxdz-bHVOL9DUcuyR4vd6H84DJcPXr9K8hmYoR2o6sz7FTi8snwoZshQL3PR8l8fOTbOp7IA/s1600/IMG_2086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Walking-In-Rome" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSMoIAUzF2eNBp253fUh9ERRRWW6RpfebxBdjIxb_9ZGvN-oi9vgVbTlFYPslVxy1o4Haxdz-bHVOL9DUcuyR4vd6H84DJcPXr9K8hmYoR2o6sz7FTi8snwoZshQL3PR8l8fOTbOp7IA/s1600/IMG_2086.JPG" title="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Walking-In-Rome" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking back into the Trastevere, Roma</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvXsy2bcvNCUi7w810ZtvWp1SLGE3hWNS_GUpFC0a_tL8RowGmsUDLWgcaPvy6ce4xB5efMDITwB3jRHneLrGxz1QgZMPEfqy3uMjc7v07xrxokIkoT2sFF7zCWpdXMcT4PS_o4MTRT8/s1600/IMG_1893.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Walking-In-Rome" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvXsy2bcvNCUi7w810ZtvWp1SLGE3hWNS_GUpFC0a_tL8RowGmsUDLWgcaPvy6ce4xB5efMDITwB3jRHneLrGxz1QgZMPEfqy3uMjc7v07xrxokIkoT2sFF7zCWpdXMcT4PS_o4MTRT8/s1600/IMG_1893.JPG" title="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Walking-In-Rome" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My apartment is on this street in the Trastevere, Rome</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEgJSJ-LjbHB57e_0tVLP7XiOC1vj9sAby16Q8cfLPFsEdtdCI6tpeigabDhbFZbXxXtJ6VVLH2XyxsI9Z5D7xoRkV23U_iqSCxBd3XGPelNJJ6v3C6PMxET-Uvu5XuqIeq3ofwT2U-k/s1600/IMG_1966.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Walking-In-Rome" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEgJSJ-LjbHB57e_0tVLP7XiOC1vj9sAby16Q8cfLPFsEdtdCI6tpeigabDhbFZbXxXtJ6VVLH2XyxsI9Z5D7xoRkV23U_iqSCxBd3XGPelNJJ6v3C6PMxET-Uvu5XuqIeq3ofwT2U-k/s1600/IMG_1966.JPG" title="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Walking-In-Rome" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Queen Of The Jungle. <br />I followed this glamazon in her 5 inch heels as she sauntered along the Via Del Corso in Rome.<br />She never missed a beat, even on the cobble stones.<br />I want to <b><i>be</i></b> her!</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>2. The monuments at night.</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-bmdWS4JAbJPsWyQk2Pb42RGsUcLrVY7KG_Lkwnxwi2HK6YLdvag0-sli8YGnJYoOC15iNXeux-mOBrA7nUuWJFC0Nhuh9YvhEhDVp-ENTgBbM0Rnea72b9J0YT7KZIb9SDkCTy3w6s/s1600/DSC02161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Monuments-At-Night-Roma-5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-bmdWS4JAbJPsWyQk2Pb42RGsUcLrVY7KG_Lkwnxwi2HK6YLdvag0-sli8YGnJYoOC15iNXeux-mOBrA7nUuWJFC0Nhuh9YvhEhDVp-ENTgBbM0Rnea72b9J0YT7KZIb9SDkCTy3w6s/s1600/DSC02161.JPG" title="Monuments-At-Night-Roma-5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking to the Colosseum at night</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: large;">Rome's monuments are majestic and beautiful by day, but when the sun is up they are also packed with a deluge of tourists streaming from tour buses, lead by flag waving guides. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">When night falls the crowds thin out, you can breathe freely and the much less impeded views are just spectacular.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIhT9Aem3hSs6GzoJ1AYsjVNynLoaeHmaGxyqksVmDVzTqgsGpwOf6EMj_6HyJCG5YPopRQ6vzGTm8Rb_c_pHECzTuF3ij3UjnXfjrND5Wbi3EAoGd3lU9RapqBEEtMROcLBFimpkbqc/s1600/IMG_1990.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Monuments-At-Night-Roma-5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIhT9Aem3hSs6GzoJ1AYsjVNynLoaeHmaGxyqksVmDVzTqgsGpwOf6EMj_6HyJCG5YPopRQ6vzGTm8Rb_c_pHECzTuF3ij3UjnXfjrND5Wbi3EAoGd3lU9RapqBEEtMROcLBFimpkbqc/s1600/IMG_1990.JPG" title="Monuments-At-Night-Roma-5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Forum and Palatine Hill at night</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>3. Caffe at Tazza D'Oro</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtjeV445fGUkmwlfSSaUeB_n9pc3JCUISONpfS7YKOyiRXh566ThEIhcuqzfXoSPH_U_4Si2JUFfcWyqlFuFaH8KO30alUxV8-_-11dqM-Zu_a4YsCNvRqtEHOWqgLA0Y-WNeQqTFtdo/s1600/IMG_2061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Tazza-D'Oro-Roma-5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtjeV445fGUkmwlfSSaUeB_n9pc3JCUISONpfS7YKOyiRXh566ThEIhcuqzfXoSPH_U_4Si2JUFfcWyqlFuFaH8KO30alUxV8-_-11dqM-Zu_a4YsCNvRqtEHOWqgLA0Y-WNeQqTFtdo/s1600/IMG_2061.JPG" title="Tazza-D'Oro-Roma-5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My morning macchiato at Tazza D'Oro in Rome</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: large;">Said to be the best coffee in the world, Tazza D'Oro is one of my absolute favorite places to grab a macchiato, a cappucino or a simple caffe (espresso). They are also known for their granita.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Located across from the Pantheon, Tazza D'Oro breaks rank with the overpriced tourist bars, instead catering to locals and selling coffees at super reasonable prices. A cappucino around the corner will run you 6 euro, but at Tazza D'Oro it's 1.50</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The coffee is fantastic, and I always buy several pounds of it to bring home.</span><br /><b><br /></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>4. Campo Di Fiori market.</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;">My mornings in Rome start with a walk to Tazza D'Oro for a coffee. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyNjzGYxMgXZZllfEmZWU-ZJFfazpk11Ln-VJsx5PdN4UkbULEiZiS2bqnLMSQq86ahFvTfMKudE0UGBKhPW7bQycA9ruAtKxcVge4xljK-_Y8MKv2gKHPtPlJ1rZMgfhUPxOwkifmIs/s1600/IMG_1848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Campo-Di-Fiori-Market" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyNjzGYxMgXZZllfEmZWU-ZJFfazpk11Ln-VJsx5PdN4UkbULEiZiS2bqnLMSQq86ahFvTfMKudE0UGBKhPW7bQycA9ruAtKxcVge4xljK-_Y8MKv2gKHPtPlJ1rZMgfhUPxOwkifmIs/s1600/IMG_1848.JPG" title="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Campo-Di-Fiori-Market" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mornings at Campo Di Fiori in Rome</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">From there </span><span style="font-size: large;">I love to stroll over to <i>Campo di Fiori </i>and buy fresh percorino and prosciutto, fruits and vegetables that instead of ripening in a truck driven across country to a supermarket, were picked last night to be eaten today.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxqFOjXRR-8_fk6qma2wZSspNP7ezaAZu6MsZXD9cW8H_I8N3k2oipDdJOA2Cul4sGEcZz2Sjf3kdPcPxc2rAB1CtwIkrFd5K9Oj-_S86wo6Hl1rYRu-X_HkkwkUGAM3A2Yny58j6DzM/s1600/IMG_1846.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Campo-Di-Fiori-Market" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxqFOjXRR-8_fk6qma2wZSspNP7ezaAZu6MsZXD9cW8H_I8N3k2oipDdJOA2Cul4sGEcZz2Sjf3kdPcPxc2rAB1CtwIkrFd5K9Oj-_S86wo6Hl1rYRu-X_HkkwkUGAM3A2Yny58j6DzM/s1600/IMG_1846.JPG" title="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Campo-Di-Fiori-Market" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Campo Di Fiori Market, Rome</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Market sellers will tell me how their family has prepared a given vegetable for generations, and I will go home and make it their way. The next day they have something else for me to try. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">It's wonderful.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoTfpmtg4efwDpvUxSuI1A5mTXxPf6OCmyFdP4Cql6X28kKVfBXbnQ4Jw08bZZ4xlwplQBJNWt841rwMna-WuHmkahj7gP9y7xXfqnMqcGZjfTVRxoTli1E87AsLwIRfaiFRWyintgG8/s1600/IMG_1850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Campo-Di-Fiori-Market" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoTfpmtg4efwDpvUxSuI1A5mTXxPf6OCmyFdP4Cql6X28kKVfBXbnQ4Jw08bZZ4xlwplQBJNWt841rwMna-WuHmkahj7gP9y7xXfqnMqcGZjfTVRxoTli1E87AsLwIRfaiFRWyintgG8/s1600/IMG_1850.JPG" title="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Campo-Di-Fiori-Market" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Campo Di Fiori Market, Rome</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">I also like to buy fresh flowers for my apartment. I don't do hotels in Rome - I far prefer to rent an apartment in the beautiful Trastevere, which is within walking distance to everywhere.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gQxKiRGK65UBc_UuIEr8nfJxo4m7mLNUNrqxtD3b81NpEF6lZu6PEisQa82M8eMvLz2cVAoGEKAlpD5MkPNR_zKQzZYyPVbPvzRQVbx8F8m93tgIQLyOQiSALXClcrN-sJAAFqTd3Vo/s1600/IMG_1844.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Campo-Di-Fiori-Market" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gQxKiRGK65UBc_UuIEr8nfJxo4m7mLNUNrqxtD3b81NpEF6lZu6PEisQa82M8eMvLz2cVAoGEKAlpD5MkPNR_zKQzZYyPVbPvzRQVbx8F8m93tgIQLyOQiSALXClcrN-sJAAFqTd3Vo/s1600/IMG_1844.JPG" title="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Campo-Di-Fiori-Market" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flowers at the Campo di Fiori market in Roma</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>5. Subterranean Rome.</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: large;">The Rome that sits above ground is captivating and magnificent, but below ground there is another world, equally spectacular. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRR5XhgsLi5aaU6ZmWp-oMuPgwtZmIJbyZm3f4QhVW9CAOR0YOmvGQ1Y5-ZohdJF9i5FCW9whfTqJaI6ca2JRJKHkSu0gMYt4B5zeV8wpMYxeA6MQTteq2y4TETw5qf0VxZ_7OVqN2Lfw/s1600/IMG_1970.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Subterranean-Rome" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRR5XhgsLi5aaU6ZmWp-oMuPgwtZmIJbyZm3f4QhVW9CAOR0YOmvGQ1Y5-ZohdJF9i5FCW9whfTqJaI6ca2JRJKHkSu0gMYt4B5zeV8wpMYxeA6MQTteq2y4TETw5qf0VxZ_7OVqN2Lfw/s1600/IMG_1970.JPG" title="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Subterranean-Rome" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We found mosaics and paintings that are 1700 years old.<br />Apparently no one else was interested. Or they were relying on a tour bus to take them places.<br />You find the best things when you explore walking cities on foot.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Houses and spas, mosaics, aqueducts and auditoriums, entire cities all below ground, dating back to the 2nd century B.C </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Underground Rome is astounding. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">And astoundingly tourist free.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhxrW1-5Ye79V_P3HCJag6mSSxr32G83DmsCdzG5oATV2rs-UfIhykunc1AmdGevPOKuOjWMaxCL-e1W6suDpZpTkVLndyErzEL8sWgSfBy69hUT6gFPOfY07eep5Nxme5U-JnAO7sCo/s1600/IMG_1975.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Subterranean-Rome" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhxrW1-5Ye79V_P3HCJag6mSSxr32G83DmsCdzG5oATV2rs-UfIhykunc1AmdGevPOKuOjWMaxCL-e1W6suDpZpTkVLndyErzEL8sWgSfBy69hUT6gFPOfY07eep5Nxme5U-JnAO7sCo/s1600/IMG_1975.JPG" title="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Subterranean-Rome" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A staircase leading 17 centuries back, down below Rome, and finding paintings on broken walls</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqDIEIU_MysJxju9raEq7X8rFV_sGv5ghHxqddzmYB57Iq3XmqKSafe9is6oM7dtvLveFqhjVGf3ErOgVR7R8c8mG4fhN6j58qL-VFBdNwjgjv52iLfpzhYoOMquD-q9hivlrd5zNNgU/s1600/IMG_1978.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Subterranean-Rome" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUqDIEIU_MysJxju9raEq7X8rFV_sGv5ghHxqddzmYB57Iq3XmqKSafe9is6oM7dtvLveFqhjVGf3ErOgVR7R8c8mG4fhN6j58qL-VFBdNwjgjv52iLfpzhYoOMquD-q9hivlrd5zNNgU/s1600/IMG_1978.JPG" title="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Subterranean-Rome" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">25 meters below the city of Rome, heading into a 4th century church with my iphone camera</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Over the centuries Rome built upwards, the layers of dirt and dust raising the city 25 meters. Rather than tearing down buildings, rome built over them. Pagan images and reliefs share space and time with Christian sarcophagi and crosses, enabling you to witness the passage from one religion to the next.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjG1PExAhbUms0OKwH4dJIdblX2KjDgsaj1rlnWMJssLKQ_nci57kz-i5L4L3lo0cuFyGLa0wgJ2YsICyOF5QS3Rlqd_OmzIoFhWag1Xn5D73wa2qc9b05lglivBK9Iq1fPsyNdetUBU/s1600/IMG_1971.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Subterranean-Rome" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjG1PExAhbUms0OKwH4dJIdblX2KjDgsaj1rlnWMJssLKQ_nci57kz-i5L4L3lo0cuFyGLa0wgJ2YsICyOF5QS3Rlqd_OmzIoFhWag1Xn5D73wa2qc9b05lglivBK9Iq1fPsyNdetUBU/s1600/IMG_1971.JPG" title="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Subterranean-Rome" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Denise below Rome taking iphone pics in a subterranean church from the 4th century.<br />There was literally no one else below deck - just the Corinna B's World Glam Italia Tour!</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">And most of the time there is no one else there. The Nikon wielding masses seem to stay above ground, which suits me just fine. My iphone and I can enjoy the view, breathe freely, and take our own sweet time.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DXBevXn2tuDDNhRl-EkrUpj2jmYfXM3m1dO9KBFk6Fcjb-eBFej7WmXv2jlJcbsmCHDNM2c_WKpQmrYE0XpqBSrpS-I9SFhzw81MpqRoiXgiQsePO6I-o0irX9KzriX5LDcnCU7EB5U/s1600/IMG_1979.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Subterranean-Rome" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DXBevXn2tuDDNhRl-EkrUpj2jmYfXM3m1dO9KBFk6Fcjb-eBFej7WmXv2jlJcbsmCHDNM2c_WKpQmrYE0XpqBSrpS-I9SFhzw81MpqRoiXgiQsePO6I-o0irX9KzriX5LDcnCU7EB5U/s1600/IMG_1979.JPG" title="5-Things-I-Adore-About-Rome-Subterranean-Rome" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Things you find below the city of Rome</td></tr></tbody></table><i>All these images were taken by me, with my iphone, walking around Rome. Please don't use them without my written permission.</i><br /><i>Thanks!</i></div>

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