@ Noon
With pent up demand after a weeklong snow storm.
That’s what it is like to travel to major tourist sights in Europe (or anywhere, for that matter) these days. For a first time visitor, it’s pretty cool. “Wow, there is the Colosseum!!” “Holy Shit”. On your second trip, you might go, just in case you missed something on the first trip. By the third time, meh.
This is the Roman Forum, at ground level. I distinctly remember walking through the place, with daughter, in ‘01. Felt like we were the only ones there. Not so these days.
Therefore, we prefer to travel to the small towns. In the big cities, which offer a ton of things to do, we stay in outlying neighborhoods and make use of public transportation. It’s a different story if you are only here for three days... by all means, stay downtown and pay lots of cash for hotels and food, but enjoy the easy access to all of the sights. It’s just a different experience.
So why am I here...
The food and the wine, though I’ve drank very little wine. Mostly beer cuz it’s been in the upper 70’s and who wants to drink big Italian reds in warm weather (well, I can think of a few people!!). But we’ve had some wonderful meals and killer gelato and there’s more to come.
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